Intel Core i7-8550U VS AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
Comparison of processors: Intel Core i7 8550U with 4 cores 4GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 8540U with 6 cores 4.9GHz. Here you will find which processor is better in benchmarks, key specifications, consumption and much more.
Key Differences
Intel Core i7-8550U: Advantages
- Lower energy consumption
- More single-core power
- More multi-core power
AMD Ryzen 5 8540U: Advantages
- Higher number of cores (4 vs 6)
- Higher number of threads (8 vs 12)
- Newer PCIE version (3 vs 4)
- More PCIE lines (12 vs 20)
- Higher turbo frequency
Benchmarks
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
-
-
Cinebench R23 Single Core
977
-
Cinebench R20 Single Core
-
-
Geekbench 6 Single Core
1153
2402
Geekbench 5 Single Core
966
1700
Passmark Single Core
2059
-
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
-
-
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
3081
-
Cinebench R20 Multi Core
-
-
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
2890
7841
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
2960
6915
Passmark Multi Core
5894
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Intel Core i7-8550U
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AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
General Parameters
| Q3 2017 | Release Date | Q1 2024 |
| Intel | Manufacturer | AMD |
| Laptop | Type | Laptop |
| x86-64 | Instruction Set | x86-64 |
| Kaby Lake R | Core Architecture | Hawk Point (Zen 4) |
| Intel Core i7-8550U | Processor Number | AMD Ryzen 5 8540U |
| BGA-1356 | Socket | FP8 |
| No | Integrated Graphics | No |
Package
| 14nm | Fabrication Process | 4 nm |
| BGA-1356 | Socket | FP8 |
| 15 W | Energy Consumption | 28 W |
| 0 W | Max Turbo Consumption | 30 W |
| 100°C | Peak Operating | 100ºC |
CPU Performance
| 4 | Main Cores | 6 |
| 0 | Main Threads | - |
| - | Main Cores Base Freq. | - |
| 4GHz | Main Cores Turbo Freq. | 4.9GHz |
| Efficient Cores | ||
| 0 | Efficient Threads | 0 |
| Base Frequency Secondary Cores | ||
| Turbo Frequency Secondary Cores | ||
| 4 | Total Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Total Threads | 12 |
| 100MHz | Bus Frequency | |
| 18x | Multiplier | |
| 64K per core | L1 Cache | |
| 256K per core | L2 Cache | 6MB |
| 8MB shared | L3 Cache | 16MB |
| No | Unlocked Multiplier | No |
Memory Parameters
| DDR4-2400 | Memory Type | DDR5-4800,;DDR5-5600,;LPDDR5-6400,;LPDDR5X-7500 |
| 32GB | Max Memory | 256GB |
| 2 | Max. Memory Channels | 2 |
| 37.5GB/s | Bandwidth | 120GB/s |
| No | ECC Memory Support | No |
Graphics Card Parameters
| Yes | Integrated Graphics | Yes |
| 300MHz | GPU Base Frequency | 0.8GHz |
| 1150MHz | Dynamic Max GPU Frequency | 2.5GHz |
| 192 | Shaders | 256 |
| 24 | Texture Units | 0 |
| 3 | ROP Units | 0 |
| 24 | Execution Units | 4 |
| 15W | Energy Consumption |
Miscellaneous
| 3 | PCIE Version | 4 |
| 12 | PCIE Lines | 20 |
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