AMD Ryzen 5 7540U vs Intel Core i9-13900H

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 7540U and Intel Core i9-13900H processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 5 7540U

Intel Core i9-13900H

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 7540U

CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 4 nm vs 7 nm
Around 61% lower typical power consumption: 28 Watt vs 45 Watt

Launch date	3 May 2023 vs 4 Jan 2023
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm vs 7 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	28 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-13900H

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 6
8 more threads: 20 vs 12
Around 10% higher clock speed: 5.40 GHz vs 4.9 GHz
2.9x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3844 vs 3607
Around 54% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28749 vs 18685

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 6
Number of threads	20 vs 12
Maximum frequency	5.40 GHz vs 4.9 GHz
L1 cache	1120 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	28 MB vs 1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	24 MB vs 16 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3844 vs 3607
PassMark - CPU mark	28749 vs 18685

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 7540U
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-13900H

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3607

3844

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

18685

28749

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 7540U	Intel Core i9-13900H
PassMark - Single thread mark	3607	3844
PassMark - CPU mark	18685	28749
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		7819

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 7540U	Intel Core i9-13900H
Essentials
Launch date	3 May 2023	4 Jan 2023
Place in performance rating	349	357
Architecture codename		Raptor Lake
Launch price (MSRP)		$196
Processor Number		i9-13900H
Series		13th Generation Intel Core i9 Processors
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz
Die size	178 mm²
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	1120 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	28 MB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	24 MB
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.9 GHz	5.40 GHz
Number of cores	6	14
Number of threads	12	20
Transistor count	25,000 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	Up to DDR5 5200 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR5/x 6400 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	15-30 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP7	FCBGA1744
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	28 Watt	45 Watt
Package Size		50 mm x 25 mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4, 20 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		28
Graphics
Device ID		0xA7A0
Execution Units		96
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.50 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel Iris Xe Graphics eligible
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12.1
OpenGL		4.6
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)