AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
vs
Intel Core 5 120U
The AMD Ryzen 5 8540U is a AMD laptop processor from the Ryzen lineup, built on the Hawk Point architecture and released in 2023. This CPU features 6 cores, a base clock of 3200 MHz, maximum turbo frequency of 4900 MHz and 16 MB of L3 cache. Manufactured using 4 nm process technology. The AMD Ryzen 5 8540U is designed for the FP7,FP7r2 socket. It includes integrated AMD Radeon 740M graphics.
The Intel Core 5 120U is a Intel laptop processor from the Intel Core lineup, built on the Raptor Lake architecture and released in 2024. This CPU features 10 cores, a base clock of 1400 MHz, maximum turbo frequency of 5000 MHz and 12 MB of L3 cache. The Intel Core 5 120U is designed for the FCBGA1744 socket. It includes integrated Intel® Graphics graphics.
Ranking
Popularity is the current popularity of the cpu. Performance is based on Blender Benchmark with 100 being best. Blender Score represents performance value per $.
| AMD Ryzen 5 8540U | Intel Core 5 120U | |
|---|---|---|
| Popularity (0-100) | 26% | 86% |
| Performance (0-100) | 58% | 47% |
| Blender Score / $1 |
Info
Basic info about the cpu.
| AMD Ryzen 5 8540U | Intel Core 5 120U | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Cores | 6 | 10 |
| Threads | 12 | 12 |
| Speed | 3.2 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
| Turbo | 4.9 GHz | 5 GHz |
| Current Price | ||
| Release Price | ||
| Release Date | 2023 | 2024 |
| GPU | AMD Radeon 740M | Intel® Graphics |
| Socket | FP7,FP7r2 | FCBGA1744 |
| L3 | 16 MB | 12 MB |
| Base TDP | 28 W | 15 W |
| Max TDP | ||
| Nm | 4 nm | |
| Unlocked | - | - |
| Official Site | Visit | Visit |
Benchmark
We use Blender Benchmark which measures multi core cpu performance under load.
Ranking 100% is highest performance among all ranked processors.
| AMD Ryzen 5 8540U | Intel Core 5 120U | |
|---|---|---|
| Blender Score | 123.6 | 85.7 |
| Top % Ranking | 58 % | 47 % |
| Blender Score / $1 | ||
| Samples | 1 | 20 |
Details
| AMD Ryzen 5 8540U | Intel Core 5 120U | |
|---|---|---|
| Class | Ryzen | Intel Core |
| Code Name | Hawk Point | Raptor Lake |
| Performance Cores | 6 | 2 |
| Efficiency Cores | 0 | 8 |
| Memory Type | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Max Memory | 256 MB | 96 MB |
| Bits | 64-bit | 64-bit |
| tjMax | ||
| L1 Cache | ||
| L2 Cache | 6.0 MB |
Similar CPUs
| Intel Core Ultra 5 125H | 14 x 1.2 GHz | |
| AMD Ryzen 7 5800H | 8 x 3.2 GHz | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 7520U | 4 x 2.8 GHz | |
| AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS | 8 x 3.2 GHz | |
| AMD Ryzen 7 6800H | 8 x 3.2 GHz | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS | 6 x 3.3 GHz | |
| Intel Core Ultra 5 135U | 12 x 1.6 GHz | |
| Intel Core Ultra 5 125U | 12 x 1.3 GHz | |
| AMD Ryzen 7 7435HS | 8 x 3.1 GHz | |
| Intel Core i7-7700HQ | 4 x 2.8 GHz |
Similar CPUs by Performance
| Intel Core i5-13420H | 120.6 | 8 x 0 GHz | |
| Intel Core i5-12450H | 109.1 | 8 x 0 GHz | |
| AMD Ryzen 7 7730U | 127.9 | 8 x 2 GHz | |
| AMD Ryzen 7 5825U | 126.1 | 8 x 2 GHz | |
| Intel Core i7-1355U | 86.6 | 10 x 0 GHz | |
| Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | 126.6 | 8 x 2.2 GHz | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 7430U | 84.1 | 6 x 2.3 GHz | |
| Intel Core 5 210H | 128.9 | 8 x 2.2 GHz | |
| AMD Ryzen 7 5700U | 114.1 | 8 x 1.8 GHz | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 7530U | 104.5 | 6 x 2 GHz |