Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U vs Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.58
Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U
2024
6 cores / 12 threads, 28 Watt
11.57
+153%

Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U outperforms Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U by a whopping 153% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1326692
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency27.8437.68
Architecture codenamePicasso (2019−2022)Hawk Point (2024)
Release date8 April 2019 (5 years ago)16 April 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads812
Base clock speed2.1 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus typePCIe 3.0no data
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache384 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm4 nm
Die size209.78 mm2137 mm2
Number of transistors4940 Million20,900 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFP5FP7
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTno data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U and Ryzen 5 PRO 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 3500U and Ryzen 5 PRO 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 3500U 4.58
Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U 11.57
+153%

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 3500U 7009
Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U 17708
+153%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.58 11.57
Integrated graphics card 4.50 8.32
Recency 8 April 2019 16 April 2024
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 8 12
Chip lithography 12 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 28 Watt

Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U has 86.7% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U, on the other hand, has a 152.6% higher aggregate performance score, 84.9% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 5 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 200% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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