Ryzen 5 8540U vs Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
2018
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.35
Ryzen 5 8540U
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 28 Watt
12.11
+178%

Ryzen 5 8540U outperforms Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U by a whopping 178% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U and Ryzen 5 8540U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1374660
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency26.4439.44
Architecture codenameRaven Ridge (2017−2018)Hawk Point-U (Zen 4 + Zen 4c) (2023)
Release date8 January 2018 (6 years ago)6 December 2023 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads812
Base clock speed2 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz4.9 GHz
Multiplier20no data
L1 cache384 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm4 nm
Die size209.78 mm2137 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Number of transistors4950 Million20,900 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFP5FP7
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U and Ryzen 5 8540U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTAES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3
AES-NI++
AVX++
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U and Ryzen 5 8540U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U and Ryzen 5 8540U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR5
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)AMD Radeon 740M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U and Ryzen 5 8540U.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes1214

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. 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 2500U 4.35
Ryzen 5 8540U 12.11
+178%

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.

Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 6662
Ryzen 5 8540U 18534
+178%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.35 12.11
Integrated graphics card 4.50 8.31
Recency 8 January 2018 6 December 2023
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 8 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 28 Watt

Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U has 86.7% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 8540U, on the other hand, has a 178.4% higher aggregate performance score, 84.7% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 5 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 8540U is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U in performance tests.


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