Ryzen 5 7430U vs Ryzen 5 8540U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 8540U
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 28 Watt
11.46
+7.8%
Ryzen 5 7430U
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
10.63

Ryzen 5 8540U outperforms Ryzen 5 7430U by a small 8% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking761818
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency39.2567.97
DesignerAMDAMD
ManufacturerTSMCno data
Architecture codenameHawk Point-U (Zen 4 + Zen 4c) (2023−2025)Barcelo-U (Zen 3) (2022−2023)
Release date6 December 2023 (1 year ago)1 September 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 8540U and Ryzen 5 7430U 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1212
Base clock speed3.2 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.9 GHz4.3 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)384 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)3 MB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)16 MB
Chip lithography4 nm7 nm
Die size137 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C95 °C
Number of transistors20,900 millionno data
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 8540U and Ryzen 5 7430U 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 configuration1no data
SocketFP7FP6
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 8540U and Ryzen 5 7430U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsAES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 8540U and Ryzen 5 7430U are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 8540U and Ryzen 5 7430U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon 740M ( - 2800 MHz)AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1800 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 8540U and Ryzen 5 7430U.

PCIe version4.0no data
PCI Express lanes14no 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.

Ryzen 5 8540U 11.46
+7.8%
Ryzen 5 7430U 10.63

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Ryzen 5 8540U 18391
+7.8%
Ryzen 5 7430U 17058

Geekbench 6.4 Multi-Core

Ryzen 5 8540U 9280
+37.7%
Ryzen 5 7430U 6741

Geekbench 6.4 Single-Core

Ryzen 5 8540U 2504
+31.4%
Ryzen 5 7430U 1906

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.46 10.63
Integrated graphics card 7.84 6.90
Recency 6 December 2023 1 September 2023
Chip lithography 4 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 8540U has a 7.8% higher aggregate performance score, 13.6% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 3 months, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

Ryzen 5 7430U, on the other hand, has 86.7% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between AMD Ryzen 5 8540U and AMD Ryzen 5 7430U.

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