Ryzen 5 8640HS vs Pentium N3540
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 8640HS outperforms Pentium N3540 by a whopping 1605% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium N3540 and Ryzen 5 8640HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2660 | 589 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Pentium | no data |
| Power efficiency | 9.59 | 43.80 |
| Architecture codename | Bay Trail-M (2013−2014) | Hawk Point-HS (Zen 4) (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 22 May 2014 (10 years ago) | 6 December 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $251 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Pentium N3540 and Ryzen 5 8640HS 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 2.16 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.66 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | 224 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 2 MB L2 Cache | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | no data | 178 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 25,000 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium N3540 and Ryzen 5 8640HS 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 | FCBGA1170 | FP8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 7.5 Watt | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N3540 and Ryzen 5 8640HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Ryzen AI, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Smart Connect | + | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Pentium N3540 and Ryzen 5 8640HS technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| Anti-Theft | - | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N3540 and Ryzen 5 8640HS 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 Pentium N3540 and Ryzen 5 8640HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3L-1333 | DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 21.32 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 Series | AMD Radeon 760M ( - 2600 MHz) |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Graphics max frequency | 896 MHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N3540 and Ryzen 5 8640HS integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Pentium N3540 and Ryzen 5 8640HS integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 11.2 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N3540 and Ryzen 5 8640HS.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 4 | 20 |
| USB revision | 3.0 and 2.0 | no data |
| Total number of SATA ports | 2 | no data |
| Number of USB ports | 5 | no data |
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.
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.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.76 | 12.96 |
| Integrated graphics card | 0.77 | 14.90 |
| Recency | 22 May 2014 | 6 December 2023 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 6 |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 7 Watt | 28 Watt |
Pentium N3540 has 300% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 5 8640HS, on the other hand, has a 1605.3% higher aggregate performance score, 1835.1% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 9 years, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 450% more advanced lithography process.
The Ryzen 5 8640HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium N3540 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium N3540 and Ryzen 5 8640HS, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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