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Intel Processor N100 vs AMD Ryzen 5 8540U

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 2 - 55 %
Intel Processor N100
Rank 1 - 100 %
AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
Multi-core performance
Rank 2 - 37 %
Intel Processor N100
Rank 1 - 100 %
AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Processor N100
4C / 4T · 3.40 GHz
1,220
AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
6C / 12T · 4.90 GHz
2,402
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Processor N100
4C / 4T · 3.00 GHz
3,129
AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
6C / 12T · 3.20 GHz
7,841
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Processor N100
4C / 4T · 3.40 GHz
989
AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
6C / 12T · 4.90 GHz
1,700
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Processor N100
4C / 4T · 3.00 GHz
2,840
AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
6C / 12T · 3.20 GHz
6,915
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Processor N100
Intel UHD Graphics 24 EUs (Alder Lake)
288
AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
AMD Radeon 740M
1,280

More benchmarks

At a glance

Wischen
Intel Processor N100AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
FamilyIntel Processor N (9)AMD Ryzen 5 (100)
CPU groupIntel Processor N50/N100/N200 (5)AMD Ryzen 8040 (22)
ArchitectureAlder Lake NHawk Point (Zen 4)
Technology10 nm4 nm
SegmentNotebookNotebook
SocketBGAFP8
PredecessorAMD Ryzen 5 7540U
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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Intel Processor N100AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
CPU Cores / Threads4 / 46 / 12
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormalnormal
Cores: 4x Gracemont 2x Zen 4
Frequency: 1.80 GHz 3.20 GHz
Turbo (1 Core): 3.40 GHz 4.90 GHz
Turbo (All Cores): 3.00 GHz
L2-Cache4.00 MB6.00 MB
L3-Cache6.00 MB16.00 MB
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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Intel Processor N100AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
GPU nameIntel UHD Graphics 24 EUs (Alder Lake)AMD Radeon 740M
GPU frequency0.30 - 0.75 GHz0.80 - 2.50 GHz
CUs / Shader24 / 1924 / 256
Raytracing
Max. displays34
Max. GPU Memory8 GB32 GB
Technology10 nm4 nm
Release dateQ1/2023Q3/2023

NPU AI performance

Wischen
Intel Processor N100AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

Wischen
Intel Processor N100AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
MemoryDDR5-4800 (38.4 GB/s)
DDR4-3200 (25.6 GB/s)
LPDDR5X-7500 (120.0 GB/s)
LPDDR5-6400 (102.4 GB/s)
DDR5-5600 (89.6 GB/s)
DDR5-4800 (76.8 GB/s)
Max. Memory16 GB256 GB
Memory channels12
ECCNoNo
PCIe3.0 x 94.0 x 20
PCIe Bandwidth8.9 GB/s39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

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Intel Processor N100AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
TDP6 W28 W
TDP (PL2)25 W
TDP up10 W30 W
TDP down15 W
T. junction max.105 °C100 °C

Technical details

Wischen
Intel Processor N100AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
Chip designMonolithicMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, Windows 11, LinuxWindows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
Release dateQ1/2023Q1/2024
Release price128 $
DocumentsTechnical data sheetTechnical data sheet

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Intel Processor N100
Intel Processor N100
4C / 4T · 1.80 - 3.40 GHz
AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
6C / 12T · 3.20 - 4.90 GHz

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Intel Processor N100
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