Intel Xeon Gold 6240L vs AMD Ryzen 5 8540U

Last updated: 2023-12-08

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon Gold 6240L		AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
CPU comparison Intel Xeon Gold 6240L or AMD Ryzen 5 8540U - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The Intel Xeon Gold 6240L has 18 cores with 36 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. Up to 4608 GB of memory is supported in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6240L was released in Q2/2019. The AMD Ryzen 5 8540U has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 8540U was released in Q1/2024.

Intel Xeon Gold (163)	Family	AMD Ryzen 5 (86)
Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55)	CPU group	AMD Ryzen 8040 (20)
2	Generation	7
Cascade Lake	Architecture	Hawk Point (Zen 4)
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	AMD Ryzen 5 7540U
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Xeon Gold 6240L is a 18 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz (3.90 GHz). The AMD Ryzen 5 8540U has 6 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz (4.90 GHz).
Intel Xeon Gold 6240L	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
18	Cores	6
36	Threads	12
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.60 GHz	Frequency	3.20 GHz
3.90 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	4.90 GHz
3.20 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	--


NPU AI performance The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.
Intel Xeon Gold 6240L	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--
--	NPU + CPU + iGPU	--

Integrated graphics (iGPU) The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
no iGPU	GPU	AMD Radeon 740M
	GPU frequency	0.80 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	2.50 GHz
--	GPU Generation	10
	Technology	4 nm
	Max. displays	4
--	Compute units	4
--	Shader	256
No	Hardware Raytracing	Yes
No	Frame Generation	AMD FSR
--	Max. GPU Memory	32 GB
--	DirectX Version	12

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
no iGPU	GPU	AMD Radeon 740M
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	Decode
No	Codec VP8	Decode
No	Codec AV1	Decode / Encode
No	Codec AVC	Decode
No	Codec VC-1	Decode
No	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The Intel Xeon Gold 6240L supports a maximum of 4608 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 8540U can connect up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Xeon Gold 6240L	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
DDR4-2933	Memory	DDR5-4800, DDR5-5600, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5X-7500
4608 GB	Max. Memory	256 GB
6 (Hexa Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
140.7 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	120.0 GB/s
Yes	ECC	Yes
--	L2 Cache	6.00 MB
24.75 MB	L3 Cache	16.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	4.0
48	PCIe lanes	20
47.3 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	39.4 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon Gold 6240L has a TDP of 150 W, that of the AMD Ryzen 5 8540U is 28 W.
Intel Xeon Gold 6240L	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
150 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	28 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	30 W
--	TDP down	15 W
--	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The Intel Xeon Gold 6240L has a 24.75 MB cache, while the AMD Ryzen 5 8540U cache has a total of 22.00 MB.

Intel Xeon Gold 6240L	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
14 nm	Technology	4 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
LGA 3647	Socket	FP8
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2019	Release date	Q1/2024
--	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Intel Xeon Gold 6240L (65%)

AMD Ryzen 5 8540U (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks

Intel Xeon Gold 6240L (0%)

AMD Ryzen 5 8540U (0%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Xeon Gold 6240L 18C 36T @ 3.90 GHz	1102 (65%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 8540U 6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz	1700 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Xeon Gold 6240L 18C 36T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 8540U 6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz	6915 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	Intel Xeon Gold 6240L 18C 36T @ 3.90 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 8540U 6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz	2402 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	Intel Xeon Gold 6240L 18C 36T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 8540U 6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz	7841 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	Intel Xeon Gold 6240L @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 8540U AMD Radeon 740M @ 2.50 GHz	1280 (100%)

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