Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U vs Apple M2

Aggregate performance score

Apple M2
2022
8 cores / 8 threads, 20 Watt
9.76
Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U
2024
6 cores / 12 threads, 28 Watt
11.57
+18.5%

Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U outperforms Apple M2 by a moderate 19% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M2 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking805692
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesApple Apple M-Seriesno data
Power efficiency44.5037.68
Architecture codenameno dataHawk Point (2024)
Release date10 June 2022 (2 years ago)16 April 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M2 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads812
Base clock speed2.424 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.48 GHz4.9 GHz
L1 cache2 MB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache20 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data137 mm2
Number of transistors20000 Million20,900 million
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Apple M2 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
Socketno dataFP7
Power consumption (TDP)20 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M2 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M2 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M2 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 cardApple M2 10-Core GPU ( - 1398 MHz)AMD Radeon 740M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M2 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data14

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.

Apple M2 9.76
Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U 11.57
+18.5%

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.

Apple M2 14933
Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U 17708
+18.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.76 11.57
Recency 10 June 2022 16 April 2024
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 8 12
Chip lithography 5 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 28 Watt

Apple M2 has 33.3% more physical cores, and 40% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U, on the other hand, has a 18.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 50% more threads, and a 25% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U is our recommended choice as it beats the Apple M2 in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M2 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M2 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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