Ryzen 5 8540U vs i3-8100F

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-8100F and Ryzen 5 8540U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	662
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i3	no data
Power efficiency	no data	39.44
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)	Hawk Point-U (Zen 4 + Zen 4c) (2023)
Release date	1 September 2018 (6 years ago)	6 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$117	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i3-8100F 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	4 (Quad-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	4	12
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	4.9 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	36	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Die size	126 mm2	137 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	20,900 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-8100F 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	1151	FP7
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-8100F 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	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-8100F 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 Core i3-8100F and Ryzen 5 8540U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR5
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

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 Core i3-8100F and Ryzen 5 8540U.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	16	14

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 September 2018	6 December 2023
Physical cores	4	6
Threads	4	12
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	28 Watt

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