AMD Ryzen 5 8540U vs Apple M2 Max
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Dec 2023
Jan 2023
Manufacturer
Amd
Apple
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv8
Core Architecture
Zen 4 (Hawk Point)
Apple M2
Integrated Graphics
Radeon 740M
Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core)
Generation
Ryzen 5 (Zen 4 (Hawk Point))
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Package
Transistor Count
20.9 billions
67 billions
Manufacturing Process
4 nm
5 nm
Socket
FP7
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
15-30 W
30 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100°C
Foundry
TSMC
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Die Size
137 mm²
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Package
FP7, FP7r2
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CPU Performance
Performance Cores
2
8
Performance Core Threads
4
8
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
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Efficiency Cores
4
4
Efficiency Core Threads
8
4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
3 GHz
2.4 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.7 GHz
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Total Core Count
6
12
Total Thread Count
12
12
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
32x
35x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
32 MB shared
L3 Cache
16 MB shared
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Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
SMP
1
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Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-5600, LPDDR5x-7500
LPDDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
256 GB
96 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
8
Max Memory Bandwidth
89.6 GB/s
409.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
800 MHz
450 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2800 MHz
1398 MHz
Shader Units
256
4864
Texture Units
16
304
Raster Operation Units
8
152
Execution Units
4
608
Power Consumption
15 W
70 W
Max Resolution
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7680x4320 - 60 Hz
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
4.0
PCIe Lanes
14
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,789
1,651
Cinebench R23
10,405
14,852
Geekbench 6
2,445
2,696
Geekbench 6
9,182
14,905
Passmark CPU
3,759
4,149
Passmark CPU
18,276
26,232
Geekbench 5
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2,004
Geekbench 5
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15,030
Cinebench 2024
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121
Cinebench 2024
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1,050
Blender
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255
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.