Ryzen AI 9 365 vs Ryzen 5 8540U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 8540U
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 28 Watt
11.83
Ryzen AI 9 365
2024
10 cores / 20 threads, 28 Watt
17.97
+51.9%

Ryzen AI 9 365 outperforms Ryzen 5 8540U by an impressive 52% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 8540U and Ryzen AI 9 365 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking660344
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Power efficiency39.9860.74
Architecture codenameHawk Point-U (Zen 4 + Zen 4c) (2023)Strix Point (2024)
Release date6 December 2023 (1 year ago)July 2024 (recently)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 8540U and Ryzen AI 9 365 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)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads1220
Base clock speed3.2 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.9 GHz5 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography4 nm4 nm
Die size137 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Number of transistors20,900 millionno data
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 8540U and Ryzen AI 9 365 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
SocketFP7FP8
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 8540U and Ryzen AI 9 365. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsAES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3USB 4, XDNA 2 NPU (50 TOPS), SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A
AES-NI++
AVX++
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 8540U and Ryzen AI 9 365 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 8540U and Ryzen AI 9 365. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon 740M ( - 2800 MHz)AMD Radeon 880M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 8540U and Ryzen AI 9 365.

PCIe version4.04.0
PCI Express lanes1416

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 8540U 11.83
Ryzen AI 9 365 17.97
+51.9%

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 8540U 18793
Ryzen AI 9 365 28545
+51.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.83 17.97
Integrated graphics card 8.30 20.07
Physical cores 6 10
Threads 12 20

Ryzen AI 9 365 has a 51.9% higher aggregate performance score, 141.8% faster integrated GPU, and 66.7% more physical cores and 66.7% more threads.

The Ryzen AI 9 365 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 8540U in performance tests.


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