Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U vs PRO A6-9500

Primary details

Comparing PRO A6-9500 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2291	576
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	8.25
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)	Hawk Point
Release date	3 October 2016 (7 years ago)	16 April 2024 (less than a year ago)
Current price	no data	$1119

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

PRO A6-9500 and Ryzen 5 PRO 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	2 (Dual-core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	2	12
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	4.9 GHz
L1 cache	no data	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	4 nm
Die size	250 mm2	137 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	3,100 million	20,900 million
64 bit support	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on PRO A6-9500 and Ryzen 5 PRO 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	1	1
Socket	AM4	FP7
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A6-9500 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	+
FRTC	1	no data
FreeSync	1	no data
PowerTune	+	no data
TrueAudio	+	no data
PowerNow	+	no data
PowerGating	+	no data
Out-of-band client management	+	no data
VirusProtect	+	no data
RAID	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by PRO A6-9500 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by PRO A6-9500 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR5
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics	AMD Radeon 740M
iGPU core count	6	no data
Enduro	+	no data
UVD	+	no data
VCE	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of PRO A6-9500 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by PRO A6-9500 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	1	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A6-9500 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	8	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.

Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U outperforms PRO A6-9500 by 996% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.14	12.49
Recency	3 October 2016	16 April 2024
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	2	12
Chip lithography	28 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	28 Watt

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