Ryzen 5 8540U vs Atom x7211E
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 8540U outperforms Atom x7211E by a whopping 601% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Atom x7211E and Ryzen 5 8540U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2141 | 712 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | 26.03 | 39.08 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Gracemont (2023) | Hawk Point-U (Zen 4 + Zen 4c) (2023) |
| Release date | 3 January 2023 (2 years ago) | 6 December 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Atom x7211E 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 1 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | 96K (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (shared) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 6 MB (shared) | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 10 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 Atom x7211E 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 | Intel BGA 1744 | FP7 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x7211E 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 | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Atom x7211E and Ryzen 5 8540U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom x7211E and Ryzen 5 8540U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom x7211E and Ryzen 5 8540U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4, DDR5 4800 MHz Single-channel | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel UHD Graphics 16EU | AMD Radeon 740M ( - 2800 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom x7211E and Ryzen 5 8540U.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 9 | 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.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.64 | 11.49 |
| Recency | 3 January 2023 | 6 December 2023 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 6 |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 28 Watt |
Atom x7211E has 366.7% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 5 8540U, on the other hand, has a 600.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 months, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 150% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD Ryzen 5 8540U is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Atom x7211E in performance tests.
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