Ryzen 5 8540U vs FX-6300

Primary details

Comparing FX-6300 and Ryzen 5 8540U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1714	662
Place by popularity	66	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.52	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Power efficiency	2.59	39.41
Architecture codename	Vishera (2012−2015)	Hawk Point-U (Zen 4 + Zen 4c) (2023)
Release date	23 October 2012 (12 years ago)	6 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$132	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

FX-6300 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	6	12
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	4.9 GHz
L1 cache	288 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6144 KB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	8192 KB	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	4 nm
Die size	315 mm2	137 mm2
Maximum core temperature	71 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	1,200 million	20,900 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
P0 Vcore voltage	Min: 1.15 V - Max: 1.3875 V	no data

Compatibility

Information on FX-6300 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	AM3+	FP7
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-6300 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	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-6300 and Ryzen 5 8540U are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-6300 and Ryzen 5 8540U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3-1866

DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

AMD Radeon 740M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-6300 and Ryzen 5 8540U.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.61	11.71
Recency	23 October 2012	6 December 2023
Threads	6	12
Chip lithography	32 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	28 Watt

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