Ryzen 5 8540U vs EPYC 72F3

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 72F3 and Ryzen 5 8540U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	329	575
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	10.17	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	AMD EPYC	no data
Architecture codename	Milan (2021)	Hawk Point-U (Zen 4 + Zen 4c)
Release date	15 March 2021 (3 years ago)	6 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,468	no data
Current price	$1348 (0.5x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 72F3 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 cores	8 (Octa-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	16	122 x 4.9  GHz AMD Zen 44 x 4.9  GHz AMD Zen 4c
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	4.9 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB (shared)	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm+	4 nm
Die size	8x 81 mm2	137 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Number of transistors	33,200 million	20,900 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 72F3 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 configuration	2	1
Socket	SP3	FP7
Power consumption (TDP)	180 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 72F3 and Ryzen 5 8540U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	DDR5-5600/LPDDR5x-7500 RAM, PCIe 4, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 72F3 and Ryzen 5 8540U are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 72F3 and Ryzen 5 8540U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR5
Maximum memory size	4 TiB	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	204.795 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

AMD Radeon 740M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 72F3 and Ryzen 5 8540U.

PCIe version	4.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	128	14

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. 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.

EPYC 72F3 outperforms Ryzen 5 8540U by 41% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	17.62	12.49
Recency	15 March 2021	6 December 2023
Physical cores	8	6
Threads	16	122 x 4.9 GHz AMD Zen 44 x 4.9 GHz AMD Zen 4c
Chip lithography	7 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	180 Watt	28 Watt

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