Ryzen 5 8540U vs Apple M1 Max

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M1 Max
2021
10 cores / 10 threads
13.91
+17.6%
Ryzen 5 8540U
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 28 Watt
11.83

Apple M1 Max outperforms Ryzen 5 8540U by a moderate 18% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M1 Max and Ryzen 5 8540U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking534661
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesApple M-Seriesno data
Power efficiencyno data39.98
Architecture codenameno dataHawk Point-U (Zen 4 + Zen 4c) (2023)
Release date18 October 2021 (3 years ago)6 December 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M1 Max and Ryzen 5 8540U basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores10 (Deca-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1012
Base clock speed2.06 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.22 GHz4.9 GHz
L1 cache2.9 MB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache28 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache48 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data137 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors57000 Million20,900 million
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Apple M1 Max and Ryzen 5 8540U compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1
Socketno dataFP7
Power consumption (TDP)no data28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M1 Max and Ryzen 5 8540U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataAES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M1 Max and Ryzen 5 8540U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M1 Max and Ryzen 5 8540U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPUAMD Radeon 740M ( - 2800 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M1 Max and Ryzen 5 8540U.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data14

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Apple M1 Max 13.91
+17.6%
Ryzen 5 8540U 11.83

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Apple M1 Max 22098
+17.6%
Ryzen 5 8540U 18793

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.91 11.83
Recency 18 October 2021 6 December 2023
Physical cores 10 6
Threads 10 12
Chip lithography 5 nm 4 nm

Apple M1 Max has a 17.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 66.7% more physical cores.

Ryzen 5 8540U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, 20% more threads, and a 25% more advanced lithography process.

The Apple M1 Max is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 8540U in performance tests.


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