AMD Ryzen 5 8540U vs Intel Core i5-13500TE

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 8540U and Intel Core i5-13500TE 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 8540U

  • CPU is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
  • Around 9% higher clock speed: 4.9 GHz vs 4.50 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 4 nm vs 7 nm
  • Around 25% lower typical power consumption: 28 Watt vs 35 Watt
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 6 Dec 2023 vs 4 Jan 2023
Maximum frequency 4.9 GHz vs 4.50 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 4 nm vs 7 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 28 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3720 vs 3705

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-13500TE

  • 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 6
  • 8 more threads: 20 vs 12
  • 2.9x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2.9x 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 14% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21384 vs 18793
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 14 vs 6
Number of threads 20 vs 12
L1 cache 1120 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 17.5 MB vs 1 MB (per core)
L3 cache 24 MB vs 16 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 21384 vs 18793

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-13500TE

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3720
3705
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
18793
21384
Name AMD Ryzen 5 8540U Intel Core i5-13500TE
PassMark - Single thread mark 3720 3705
PassMark - CPU mark 18793 21384

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 8540U Intel Core i5-13500TE

Essentials

Launch date 6 Dec 2023 4 Jan 2023
Place in performance rating 312 291
Architecture codename Raptor Lake
Processor Number i5-13500TE
Series 13th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Vertical segment Embedded

Performance

Base frequency 3.2 GHz 1.30 GHz
Die size 137 mm²
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 1120 KB
L2 cache 1 MB (per core) 17.5 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 4.50 GHz
Number of cores 6 14
Number of threads 12 20
Transistor count 20,900 million
Unlocked
64 bit support

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR5 Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size 128 GB

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 15-30 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported FP7
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 28 Watt 35 Watt
Package Size 45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Thermal Solution PCG 2020D

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 4, 14 Lanes, (CPU only) Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Max number of PCIe lanes 20
PCI Express revision 5.0 and 4.0
Scalability 1S Only

Graphics

Device ID 0x4680
Execution Units 32
Graphics base frequency 300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.55 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 4

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost 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)