Ryzen 5 8540U vs Processor N95
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 8540U outperforms Processor N95 by a whopping 270% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Processor N95 and Ryzen 5 8540U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in the ranking | 1606 | 660 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Series | Intel Alder Lake-N | no data |
Power efficiency | 19.88 | 39.44 |
Architecture codename | Alder Lake-N (2023) | Hawk Point-U (Zen 4 + Zen 4c) (2023) |
Release date | 3 January 2023 (1 year ago) | 6 December 2023 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Processor N95 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 | 0.1 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
L1 cache | 96 KB (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 | 105 °C | 100 °C |
Number of transistors | no data | 20,900 million |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Processor N95 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 1264 | FP7 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Processor N95 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 | + | + |
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Processor N95 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 Processor N95 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 Processor N95 and Ryzen 5 8540U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR4, DDR5 | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) | AMD Radeon 740M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Processor N95 and Ryzen 5 8540U.
PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
PCI Express lanes | 9 | 14 |
Pros & cons summary
Performance score | 3.27 | 12.11 |
Integrated graphics card | 2.29 | 8.31 |
Recency | 3 January 2023 | 6 December 2023 |
Physical cores | 4 | 6 |
Threads | 4 | 12 |
Chip lithography | 10 nm | 4 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 28 Watt |
Processor N95 has 86.7% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 5 8540U, on the other hand, has a 270.3% higher aggregate performance score, 262.9% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 11 months, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 150% more advanced lithography process.
The Ryzen 5 8540U is our recommended choice as it beats the Processor N95 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Processor N95 and Ryzen 5 8540U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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