Ryzen 5 7540U vs Ryzen 7 4800HS

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 4800HS
2020
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
11.53
Ryzen 5 7540U
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 28 Watt
11.80
+2.3%

Ryzen 5 7540U outperforms Ryzen 7 4800HS by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 4800HS and Ryzen 5 7540U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking682663
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)AMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Power efficiency31.1839.88
Architecture codenameRenoir-HS (Zen 2) (2020)Phoenix (Zen4) (2023)
Release date6 January 2020 (4 years ago)3 May 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 4800HS and Ryzen 5 7540U 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed2.9 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz4.9 GHz
Multiplier29no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm4 nm
Die size156 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Number of transistors9,800 million25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 4800HS and Ryzen 5 7540U 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 configuration11
SocketFP6FP7
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 4800HS and Ryzen 5 7540U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEno data
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 4800HS and Ryzen 5 7540U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 4800HS and Ryzen 5 7540U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth68.27 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 4800HS and Ryzen 5 7540U.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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 7 4800HS 11.53
Ryzen 5 7540U 11.80
+2.3%

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 7 4800HS 18318
Ryzen 5 7540U 18743
+2.3%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen 7 4800HS 1455
Ryzen 5 7540U 2090
+43.6%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen 7 4800HS 6140
Ryzen 5 7540U 7972
+29.8%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Ryzen 7 4800HS 5705
Ryzen 5 7540U 7365
+29.1%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Ryzen 7 4800HS 36313
+31.3%
Ryzen 5 7540U 27647

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Ryzen 7 4800HS 12785
+7.2%
Ryzen 5 7540U 11925

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Ryzen 7 4800HS 20
+2.6%
Ryzen 5 7540U 19

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen 7 4800HS 1701
+1.5%
Ryzen 5 7540U 1676

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 7 4800HS 187
Ryzen 5 7540U 264
+41.6%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 7 4800HS 2.19
Ryzen 5 7540U 3.22
+47%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Ryzen 7 4800HS 10.3
+18.4%
Ryzen 5 7540U 8.7

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Ryzen 7 4800HS 4642
Ryzen 5 7540U 5273
+13.6%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Ryzen 7 4800HS 99
+31.1%
Ryzen 5 7540U 76

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Ryzen 7 4800HS 217
Ryzen 5 7540U 226
+4.5%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 7 4800HS 7611
Ryzen 5 7540U 8296
+9%

Blender(-)

Ryzen 7 4800HS 284
Ryzen 5 7540U 413
+45.4%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 7 4800HS 1191
Ryzen 5 7540U 1866
+56.7%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 7 4800HS 4655
Ryzen 5 7540U 6039
+29.7%

7-Zip

Ryzen 7 4800HS 48392
+36.8%
Ryzen 5 7540U 35368

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 7 4800HS 214
Ryzen 5 7540U 286
+33.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.53 11.80
Integrated graphics card 7.47 8.31
Recency 6 January 2020 3 May 2023
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Chip lithography 7 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 28 Watt

Ryzen 7 4800HS has 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

Ryzen 5 7540U, on the other hand, has a 2.3% higher aggregate performance score, 11.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 3 years, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 25% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Ryzen 7 4800HS and Ryzen 5 7540U.


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