Ryzen 5 8540U vs Ryzen 5 1600

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 1600 and Ryzen 5 8540U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	963	660
Place by popularity	55	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.58	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	no data
Power efficiency	11.25	39.98
Architecture codename	Zen 2 (2017−2020)	Hawk Point-U (Zen 4 + Zen 4c) (2023)
Release date	16 March 2017 (7 years ago)	6 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$219	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1600 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	12	12
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	4.9 GHz
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	32	no data
L1 cache	576 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Die size	213 mm2	137 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Number of transistors	4800 Million	20,900 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1600 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	AM4	FP7
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Ryzen 5 8540U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT	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 Ryzen 5 1600 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 Ryzen 5 1600 and Ryzen 5 8540U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR5
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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AMD Radeon 740M ( - 2800 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Ryzen 5 8540U.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	20	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	7.73	11.83
Recency	16 March 2017	6 December 2023
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	28 Watt

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