Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 vs Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 outperforms Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U by a significant 29% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 724 | 502 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | 38.44 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Hawk Point (2024−2025) | Krackan Point (2025) |
| Release date | 16 April 2024 (less than a year ago) | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.9 GHz | 5 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | 8 MB |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 137 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 20,900 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 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 | FP8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350. 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 5 PRO 8540U and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR5, LPDDR5X |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 740M | Radeon 860M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 14 | 16 |
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 | 11.34 | 14.65 |
| Recency | 16 April 2024 | 6 January 2025 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 8 |
| Threads | 12 | 16 |
Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 has a 29.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 months, and 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.
The Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 is a notebook one.
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