Ryzen 5 8540U vs Ryzen 7 5700X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 5700X and Ryzen 5 8540U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	341	575
Place by popularity	25	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	48.55	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Architecture codename	Vermeer (Zen 3)	Hawk Point-U (Zen 4 + Zen 4c)
Release date	4 April 2022 (2 years ago)	6 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$299	no data
Current price	$289 (1x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 5700X 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 cores	8 (Octa-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	16	122 x 4.9  GHz AMD Zen 44 x 4.9  GHz AMD Zen 4c
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.6 GHz	4.9 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB (shared)	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm	4 nm
Die size	81 mm2	137 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C	no data
Number of transistors	4,150 million	20,900 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 5700X 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	AM4	FP7
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 5700X and Ryzen 5 8540U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2	DDR5-5600/LPDDR5x-7500 RAM, PCIe 4, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 5700X and Ryzen 5 8540U are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 5700X and Ryzen 5 8540U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR4-3200

DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon 740M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 5700X and Ryzen 5 8540U.

PCIe version	4.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	20	14

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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 5700X outperforms Ryzen 5 8540U by 38% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	17.26	12.49
Recency	4 April 2022	6 December 2023
Physical cores	8	6
Threads	16	122 x 4.9 GHz AMD Zen 44 x 4.9 GHz AMD Zen 4c
Chip lithography	7 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	28 Watt

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