AMD Ryzen 5 8540U vs AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS

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Differences

Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 8540U

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Lower stated TDP / base power

Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

28 W 45 W

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AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS

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Higher clock speed

Around 25% better clock speed

4 GHz 3.2 GHz
More number of cores

2 more cores

8 6
Higher turbo clock speed

Around 6 % higher specified turbo frequency

5.2 GHz 4.9 GHz

Specifications

Technical data

AMD Ryzen 5 8540U

AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS

CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

Family

Ryzen Ryzen
Form Factor

Laptops / Desktops Laptops / Desktops
Segment

Mobile Mobile
Series

Ryzen 8000 Series Ryzen 8000 Series

CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

Base Frequency

3.2 GHz 4 GHz
CPU Cores

6 8
CPU Threads

12 16
Max. Boost Clock

4.9 GHz 5.2 GHz
Overclocking

No No

IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

GPU Frequency

2800 MHz 2800 MHz
GPU name

AMD Radeon 740M AMD Radeon 780M
Graphics Cores

4 12

Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS and AMD Ryzen 5 8540U. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

Memory channels

2 2
Memory type

DDR5 (FP7r2) / LPDDR5X (FP7-FP8) DDR5 (FP7r2) / LPDDR5X (FP7-FP8)
PCIe

PCIe 4.0 PCIe 4.0

Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 5 8540U and AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

Configurable TDP

15-30 W 35-54 W
Default TDP

28 W 45 W
Maximum Operating Temperature

100 °C 100 °C

Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 5 8540U and AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

Availability window (manufacturer)

Q1 2024 Q1 2024
Codename

Hawk Point Hawk Point
Date evidence scope

Manufacturer-announced OEM/board availability window; exact first shipment is not established by this source. Manufacturer-announced OEM/board availability window; exact first shipment is not established by this source.
L2-Cache

6 MB 8 MB
L3-Cache

16 MB 16 MB
Release date

Q1/2024 Q1/2024
Socket

FP7 / FP7r2 FP7 / FP7r2 / FP8
Technology

TSMC 4nm FinFET TSMC 4nm FinFET