Ryzen AI 5 330 vs i5-540M

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2675	1152
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.06	no data
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i5	no data
Power efficiency	no data	27.80
Designer	Intel	AMD
Manufacturer	Intel	TSMC
Architecture codename	Arrandale (2010−2011)	Krackan Point 2 (2025)
Release date	7 January 2010 (15 years ago)	16 July 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$257	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Core i5-540M and Ryzen AI 5 330 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	2.53 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.07 GHz	4.5 GHz
Bus type	DMI 1.0	no data
Bus rate	1 × 2.5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	19	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	4 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	4 nm
Die size	81+114 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	382+177 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-540M and Ryzen AI 5 330 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	BGA1288,PGA988	FP8
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-540M and Ryzen AI 5 330. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	-	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	+	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Core i5-540M and Ryzen AI 5 330 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-540M and Ryzen AI 5 330 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-540M and Ryzen AI 5 330. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5, LPDDR5X
Maximum memory size	8 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	17.051 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare Radeon 820M and HD Graphics	Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors	AMD Radeon 820M
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	766 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-540M and Ryzen AI 5 330 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-540M and Ryzen AI 5 330.

PCIe version	2.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	16	14

Synthetic benchmarks

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

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.02	7.26
Integrated graphics card	0.71	5.02
Recency	7 January 2010	16 July 2025
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	32 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	28 Watt

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