Intel Core i3-9350K vs AMD Ryzen 5 8540U

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Intel Core i3-9350K CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
Intel Core i3-9350K AMD Ryzen 5 8540U

CPU comparison

Intel Core i3-9350K or AMD Ryzen 5 8540U - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i3-9350K has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.60 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-9350K was released in Q2/2019.

The AMD Ryzen 5 8540U has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 8540U was released in Q1/2024.
Intel Core i3 (205) Family AMD Ryzen 5 (86)
Intel Core i 9000 (34) CPU group AMD Ryzen 8040 (20)
9 Generation 7
Coffee Lake S Refresh Architecture Hawk Point (Zen 4)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
Intel Core i3-8350K Predecessor AMD Ryzen 5 7540U
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-9350K has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-9350K is 4.00 GHz (4.60 GHz) while the AMD Ryzen 5 8540U has 6 CPU cores and 12 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 5 8540U is at 3.20 GHz (4.90 GHz).
Intel Core i3-9350K Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
4 Cores 6
4 Threads 12
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
4.00 GHz Frequency 3.20 GHz
4.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.90 GHz
4.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.
Intel Core i3-9350K Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i3-9350K or AMD Ryzen 5 8540U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
Intel UHD Graphics 630 GPU AMD Radeon 740M
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.80 GHz
1.15 GHz GPU (Turbo) 2.50 GHz
9.5 GPU Generation 10
14 nm Technology 4 nm
3 Max. displays 4
24 Compute units 4
192 Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation AMD FSR
64 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
12 DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
Intel UHD Graphics 630 GPU AMD Radeon 740M
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i3-9350K can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 38.4 GB/s. The AMD Ryzen 5 8540U supports up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 120.0 GB/s.
Intel Core i3-9350K Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
DDR4-2400 Memory DDR5-4800, DDR5-5600, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5X-7500
64 GB Max. Memory 256 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 120.0 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 6.00 MB
8.00 MB L3 Cache 16.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 4.0
16 PCIe lanes 20
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i3-9350K is 91 W, while the AMD Ryzen 5 8540U has a TDP of 28 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Core i3-9350K Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
91 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 28 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 30 W
-- TDP down 15 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-9350K is manufactured in 14 nm and has 8.00 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen 5 8540U is manufactured in 4 nm and has a 22.00 MB cache.
Intel Core i3-9350K Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
14 nm Technology 4 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
LGA 1151 Socket FP8
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2019 Release date Q1/2024
173 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i3-9350K (74%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8540U (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i3-9350K (69%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8540U (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i3-9350K Intel Core i3-9350K
4C 4T @ 4.60 GHz
1260 (74%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8540U AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz
1700 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i3-9350K Intel Core i3-9350K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
4750 (69%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8540U AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
6915 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i3-9350K Intel Core i3-9350K
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.15 GHz
442 (35%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8540U AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
AMD Radeon 740M @ 2.50 GHz
1280 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i3-9350K Intel Core i3-9350K
4C 4T @ 4.60 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8540U AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz
2402 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i3-9350K Intel Core i3-9350K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8540U AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
7841 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i3-9350K Intel Core i3-9350K
4C 4T @ 4.60 GHz
476 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8540U AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i3-9350K Intel Core i3-9350K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
1833 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8540U AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i3-9350K Intel Core i3-9350K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
7720 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8540U AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
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