Intel Pentium N3540 vs AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS

Last updated: 2023-04-27

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Pentium N3540		AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS
CPU comparison Intel Pentium N3540 or AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS - 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 Pentium N3540 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.66 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium N3540 was released in Q3/2014. The AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS was released in Q2/2021.

Intel Pentium (150)	Family	AMD Ryzen 7 (70)
Intel Pentium J2000/N3500 (6)	CPU group	AMD Ryzen 5000H (11)
6	Generation	4
Bay Trail	Architecture	Cezanne (Zen 3)
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Pentium N3540 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium N3540 is 2.16 GHz (2.66 GHz) while the AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS has 8 CPU cores and 16 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS is at 2.80 GHz (4.40 GHz).
Intel Pentium N3540	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS
4	Cores	8
4	Threads	16
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.16 GHz	Frequency	2.80 GHz
2.66 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	4.40 GHz
2.66 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	3.50 GHz


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 Pentium N3540	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--
--	NPU + CPU + iGPU	--

Integrated graphics (iGPU) The Intel Pentium N3540 or AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS 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 HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)	GPU	AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Renoir)
0.31 GHz	GPU frequency	0.40 GHz
0.90 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	1.75 GHz
7	GPU Generation	9
22 nm	Technology	7 nm
2	Max. displays	3
4	Compute units	8
32	Shader	512
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
2 GB	Max. GPU Memory	8 GB
11.2	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 HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)	GPU	AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Renoir)
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP8	Decode / Encode
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The Intel Pentium N3540 can use up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 51.2 GB/s.
Intel Pentium N3540	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS
DDR3-1333	Memory	LPDDR4-4266, DDR4-3200
8 GB	Max. Memory	64 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	51.2 GB/s
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	4.00 MB
2.00 MB	L3 Cache	16.00 MB
2.0	PCIe version	3.0
4	PCIe lanes	12
2.0 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	11.8 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Pentium N3540 is 7.5 W, while the AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Pentium N3540	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS
7.5 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	35 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	54 W
4.5 W	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	105 °C
Technical details The Intel Pentium N3540 is manufactured in 22 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 20.00 MB cache.
Intel Pentium N3540	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS
22 nm	Technology	7 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
BGA 1170	Socket	FP6
VT-x, VT-x EPT	Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM
No	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2014	Release date	Q2/2021
--	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Pentium N3540 (15%)

AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

Intel Pentium N3540 (9%)

AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS (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 Pentium N3540 4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz	261 (18%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS 8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz	1434 (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 Pentium N3540 4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz	854 (12%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS 8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz	7298 (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 Pentium N3540 4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz	203 (11%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS 8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz	1766 (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 Pentium N3540 4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz	647 (10%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS 8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz	6750 (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 Pentium N3540 Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.90 GHz	57 (3%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Renoir) @ 1.75 GHz	1792 (100%)

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 Pentium N3540 4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz	1215 (6%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS 8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz	20624 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Pentium N3540 4C 4T @ 2.16 GHz	388 (8%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS 8C 16T @ 2.80 GHz	4762 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 Pentium N3540 4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS 8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz	1339 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 Pentium N3540 4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS 8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz	10472 (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 Pentium N3540 4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS 8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz	522 (100%)

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 Pentium N3540 4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS 8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz	4710 (100%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.


	Intel Pentium N3540 4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS 8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz	182 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 Pentium N3540 4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz	41 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS 8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 Pentium N3540 4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz	155 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS 8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)

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