AMD Ryzen 5 8540U vs Intel Core Ultra 7 165H

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 8540U and Intel Core Ultra 7 165H processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 8540U

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 4 nm vs 7 nm
  • Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3700 vs 3523
Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology 4 nm vs 7 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3700 vs 3523

Reasons to consider the Intel Core Ultra 7 165H

  • 10 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 6
  • 10 more threads: 22 vs 12
  • Around 2% higher clock speed: 5 GHz vs 4.9 GHz
  • Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 110°C vs 100°C
  • 4.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 5.3x 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 43% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 26281 vs 18433
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 16 vs 6
Number of threads 22 vs 12
Maximum frequency 5 GHz vs 4.9 GHz
Maximum core temperature 110°C vs 100°C
L1 cache 112 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 2 MB (per core) vs 1 MB (per core)
L3 cache 24 MB (shared) vs 16 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 26281 vs 18433

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
CPU 2: Intel Core Ultra 7 165H

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3700
3523
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
18433
26281
Name AMD Ryzen 5 8540U Intel Core Ultra 7 165H
PassMark - Single thread mark 3700 3523
PassMark - CPU mark 18433 26281

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 8540U Intel Core Ultra 7 165H

Essentials

Launch date 6 Dec 2023 14 Dec 2023
Place in performance rating 321 300

Performance

Base frequency 3.2 GHz 3.8 GHz
Die size 137 mm²
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 112 KB (per core)
L2 cache 1 MB (per core) 2 MB (per core)
L3 cache 16 MB (shared) 24 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 4 nm 7 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C 110°C
Maximum frequency 4.9 GHz 5 GHz
Number of cores 6 16
Number of threads 12 22
Transistor count 20,900 million
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Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR5 DDR5, Depends on motherboard

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 15-30 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported FP7 Intel BGA 2049
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 28 Watt 28 Watt

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 4, 14 Lanes, (CPU only) Gen 5, 8 Lanes, (CPU only)