Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U vs Ryzen 3 2300X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 2300X and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1173	576
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	9.70	8.26
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 3	no data
Architecture codename	Zen+ (2018−2020)	Hawk Point
Release date	1 August 2018 (5 years ago)	16 April 2024 (less than a year ago)
Current price	$150	$1119

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 3 2300X has 17% better value for money than Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 2300X 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	4 (Quad-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	4	12
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	4.9 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	128K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Die size	210 mm2	137 mm2
Number of transistors	4,950 million	20,900 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 2300X 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	AM4	FP7
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 2300X and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 2300X and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 2300X and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR5
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	46.933 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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AMD Radeon 740M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 2300X and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	20	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 Ryzen 3 2300X by 156% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	4.88	12.49
Recency	1 August 2018	16 April 2024
Physical cores	4	6
Threads	4	12
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	28 Watt

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