Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U vs A8-4557M

Primary details

Comparing A8-4557M and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated688
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesAMD A-Seriesno data
Power efficiencyno data38.00
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Hawk Point (2024)
Release date15 May 2012 (12 years ago)16 April 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-4557M 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)
Threads412
Base clock speed1.9 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz4.9 GHz
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cache4 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm4 nm
Die size246 mm2137 mm2
Number of transistors1303 Million20,900 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on A8-4557M 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 configurationno data1
SocketBGAFP7
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-4557M and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMAno data
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-4557M and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-4557M and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 7640GAMD Radeon 740M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-4557M and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data14

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 1.19 8.32
Recency 15 May 2012 16 April 2024
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 4 12
Chip lithography 32 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 28 Watt

Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U has 599.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 11 years, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, a 700% more advanced lithography process, and 25% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between A8-4557M and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that A8-4557M is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U is a server/workstation one.


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