Ryzen 5 8540U vs Processor N100

Place in the ranking	1786	662
Place by popularity	65	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Alder Lake-N	no data
Power efficiency	37.07	39.44
Architecture codename	Alder Lake-N (2023)	Hawk Point-U (Zen 4 + Zen 4c) (2023)
Release date	3 January 2023 (1 year ago)	6 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$128	no data

Detailed specifications

Processor N100 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	4 (Quad-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	4	12
Base clock speed	0.1 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	4.9 GHz
L1 cache	96 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (shared)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	10 nm	4 nm
Die size	no data	137 mm²
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	no data	20,900 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Processor N100 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	1	1
Socket	Intel BGA 1264	FP7
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Processor N100 and Ryzen 5 8540U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Processor N100 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 Processor N100 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 Processor N100 and Ryzen 5 8540U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR4, DDR5

DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)

AMD Radeon 740M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Processor N100 and Ryzen 5 8540U.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	9	14

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.35	11.67
Integrated graphics card	2.32	8.32
Recency	3 January 2023	6 December 2023
Physical cores	4	6
Threads	4	12
Chip lithography	10 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	28 Watt

Processor N100 has 366.7% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 8540U, on the other hand, has a 396.6% higher aggregate performance score, 258.6% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 11 months, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 150% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 8540U is our recommended choice as it beats the Processor N100 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Processor N100 and Ryzen 5 8540U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.