Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U vs Ryzen 3 8300G
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U outperforms Ryzen 3 8300G by a significant 25% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 3 8300G and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 891 | 735 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 33.01 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Power efficiency | 13.13 | 38.13 |
| Architecture codename | Phoenix2 (2024) | Hawk Point (2024−2025) |
| Release date | 8 January 2024 (1 year ago) | 16 April 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $176 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 3 8300G 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 | 8 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.9 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 137 mm2 | 137 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 20,900 million | 20,900 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 3 8300G 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 | AM5 | FP7 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 8300G and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 8300G and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 8300G and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 740M | AMD Radeon 740M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 8300G and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 14 | 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.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 8.96 | 11.21 |
| Recency | 8 January 2024 | 16 April 2024 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 6 |
| Threads | 8 | 12 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 28 Watt |
Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U has a 25.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 months, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and 132.1% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 8300G in performance tests.
Note that Ryzen 3 8300G is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U is a server/workstation one.
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