Ryzen Embedded V2A46 vs Ryzen 5 8540U
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 8540U outperforms Ryzen Embedded V2A46 by a whopping 265% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 861 | 1881 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 39.72 | 8.69 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Hawk Point-U (Zen 4 + Zen 4c) (2023−2025) | Renoir (2020−2023) |
| Release date | 6 December 2023 (2 years ago) | 4 January 2023 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 8540U and Ryzen Embedded V2A46 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.9 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | 137 mm2 | 156 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 20,900 million | 9,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 8540U and Ryzen Embedded V2A46 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 | FP7 | FP6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 8540U and Ryzen Embedded V2A46. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 8540U and Ryzen Embedded V2A46 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 8540U and Ryzen Embedded V2A46. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR4 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 740M ( - 2800 MHz) | AMD Radeon Graphics 448SP |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 8540U and Ryzen Embedded V2A46.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 14 | 20 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 10.38 | 2.84 |
| Recency | 6 December 2023 | 4 January 2023 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 35 Watt |
Ryzen 5 8540U has a 265.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 months, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 25% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen 5 8540U is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen Embedded V2A46 in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen 5 8540U is a notebook processor while Ryzen Embedded V2A46 is a desktop one.
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