Ryzen 5 8540U vs Apple M4 Max (16 cores)

Place in the ranking	165	661
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Apple M4	no data
Power efficiency	29.33	39.67
Architecture codename	no data	Hawk Point-U (Zen 4 + Zen 4c) (2023)
Release date	30 October 2024 (less than a year ago)	6 December 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	16	12
Base clock speed	no data	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.51 GHz	4.9 GHz
L1 cache	no data	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	3 nm	4 nm
Die size	no data	137 mm²
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Number of transistors	no data	20,900 million
64 bit support	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Apple M4 Max (16 cores) 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	no data	1
Socket	no data	FP7
Power consumption (TDP)	90 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Ryzen 5 8540U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Ryzen 5 8540U are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Ryzen 5 8540U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M4 40-core GPU

AMD Radeon 740M ( - 2800 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Ryzen 5 8540U.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	14

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	28.04	11.80
Recency	30 October 2024	6 December 2023
Physical cores	16	6
Threads	16	12
Chip lithography	3 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	90 Watt	28 Watt

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) has a 137.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 months, 166.7% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and a 33.3% more advanced lithography process.

Ryzen 5 8540U, on the other hand, has 221.4% lower power consumption.

The Apple M4 Max (16 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 8540U in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Ryzen 5 8540U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.