Ryzen 5 8540U vs Ultra 7 155H

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Aggregate performance score

Core Ultra 7 155H
2023
16 cores / 22 threads, 28 Watt
15.81
+33.5%
Ryzen 5 8540U
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 28 Watt
11.84

Core Ultra 7 155H outperforms Ryzen 5 8540U by a substantial 34% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core Ultra 7 155H and Ryzen 5 8540U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking433659
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Meteor Lake-Hno data
Power efficiency53.4039.99
Architecture codenameMeteor Lake-H (2023)Hawk Point-U (Zen 4 + Zen 4c) (2023)
Release date14 December 2023 (1 year ago)6 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$503no data

Detailed specifications

Core Ultra 7 155H 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads2212
Base clock speed3.8 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.8 GHz4.9 GHz
L1 cache112 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache24 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data137 mm2
Maximum core temperature110 °C100 °C
Number of transistorsno data20,900 million
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Core Ultra 7 155H 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 configuration11
SocketIntel BGA 2049FP7
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Ultra 7 155H 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++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
TSX+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Core Ultra 7 155H and Ryzen 5 8540U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core Ultra 7 155H and Ryzen 5 8540U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core Ultra 7 155H and Ryzen 5 8540U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU ( - 2250 MHz)AMD Radeon 740M ( - 2800 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core Ultra 7 155H and Ryzen 5 8540U.

PCIe version5.04.0
PCI Express lanes814

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.

Ultra 7 155H 15.81
+33.5%
Ryzen 5 8540U 11.84

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.

Ultra 7 155H 25119
+33.5%
Ryzen 5 8540U 18812

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.81 11.84
Integrated graphics card 18.48 8.29
Physical cores 16 6
Threads 22 12
Chip lithography 7 nm 4 nm

Ultra 7 155H has a 33.5% higher aggregate performance score, 122.9% faster integrated GPU, and 166.7% more physical cores and 83.3% more threads.

Ryzen 5 8540U, on the other hand, has a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The Core Ultra 7 155H is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 8540U in performance tests.


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