Ultra 7 165H vs Ryzen 5 7540U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 7540U
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 28 Watt
11.80
Core Ultra 7 165H
2023
16 cores / 22 threads, 28 Watt
16.49
+39.7%

Core Ultra 7 165H outperforms Ryzen 5 7540U by a considerable 40% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 7540U and Core Ultra 7 165H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking662402
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)Intel Meteor Lake-H
Power efficiency39.8855.73
Architecture codenamePhoenix (Zen4) (2023)Meteor Lake-H (2023)
Release date3 May 2023 (1 year ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$460

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 7540U and Core Ultra 7 165H 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads1222
Base clock speed3.2 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.9 GHz5 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography4 nmIntel 4 nm
Die size178 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C110 °C
Number of transistors25,000 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 7540U and Core Ultra 7 165H 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 configuration11
SocketFP7FCBGA2049
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 7540U and Core Ultra 7 165H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+
Supported AI Software Frameworks-OpenVINO™, WindowsML, ONNX RT

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 7540U and Core Ultra 7 165H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 7540U and Core Ultra 7 165H are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 7540U and Core Ultra 7 165H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data96 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon 740M ( - 2500 MHz)Intel® Arc™ graphics
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data2.3 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 7540U and Core Ultra 7 165H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 7540U and Core Ultra 7 165H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)
Max resolution over eDPno data3840x2400 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 7540U and Core Ultra 7 165H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.2
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 7540U and Core Ultra 7 165H.

PCIe version4.05.0
PCI Express lanes208
PCI supportno data5.0 and 4.0

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. 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.

Ryzen 5 7540U 11.80
Ultra 7 165H 16.49
+39.7%

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.

Ryzen 5 7540U 18743
Ultra 7 165H 26191
+39.7%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen 5 7540U 1676
Ultra 7 165H 2641
+57.6%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 5 7540U 264
+2.7%
Ultra 7 165H 257

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 5 7540U 8296
Ultra 7 165H 12052
+45.3%

Blender(-)

Ryzen 5 7540U 413
+67.9%
Ultra 7 165H 246

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 5 7540U 1866
+4%
Ultra 7 165H 1794

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 5 7540U 6039
+14.5%
Ultra 7 165H 5273

7-Zip

Ryzen 5 7540U 35368
Ultra 7 165H 56997
+61.2%

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 5 7540U 286
Ultra 7 165H 293
+2.4%

Blender v3.3 Classroom CPU(-)

Ryzen 5 7540U 687
+57.9%
Ultra 7 165H 435

Geekbench 6.3 Multi-Core

Ryzen 5 7540U 8971
Ultra 7 165H 12231
+36.3%

Geekbench 6.3 Single-Core

Ryzen 5 7540U 2519
+4%
Ultra 7 165H 2422

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.80 16.49
Recency 3 May 2023 14 December 2023
Physical cores 6 16
Threads 12 22

Ultra 7 165H has a 39.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 months, and 166.7% more physical cores and 83.3% more threads.

The Core Ultra 7 165H is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 7540U in performance tests.


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