Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U vs Ryzen 7 8845HS

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 8845HS
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
18.14
+59.4%
Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U
2024
6 cores / 12 threads, 28 Watt
11.38

Ryzen 7 8845HS outperforms Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U by an impressive 59% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 8845HS and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking337694
Place by popularity89not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
Power efficiency38.1338.44
Architecture codenameHawk Point-HS (Zen 4) (2023−2024)Hawk Point (2024)
Release date6 December 2023 (1 year ago)16 April 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 8845HS and Ryzen 5 PRO 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed3.8 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz4.9 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography4 nm4 nm
Die size178 mm2137 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors25,000 million20,900 million
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 8845HS and Ryzen 5 PRO 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 configuration11
SocketFP8FP7
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 8845HS and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsRyzen AI, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEno data
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 8845HS and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 8845HS and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U. 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 780M ( - 2700 MHz)AMD Radeon 740M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 8845HS and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U.

PCIe version4.04.0
PCI Express lanes2014

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 7 8845HS 18.14
+59.4%
Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U 11.38

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 7 8845HS 28820
+59.4%
Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U 18084

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.14 11.38
Integrated graphics card 18.32 8.29
Recency 6 December 2023 16 April 2024
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 28 Watt

Ryzen 7 8845HS has a 59.4% higher aggregate performance score, 121% faster integrated GPU, and 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 months, and 60.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 8845HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 7 8845HS is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U is a server/workstation one.


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