MediaTek Helio G36 vs AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
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CPU comparison with benchmarks
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CPU comparisonIn this CPU comparison, we compare the MediaTek Helio G36 and the AMD Ryzen 5 8540U and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.
We compare the MediaTek Helio G36 8 core processor released in Q1/2023 with the AMD Ryzen 5 8540U which has 6 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2024. |
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| Mediatek Helio (37) | Family | AMD Ryzen 5 (86) |
| MediaTek Helio G20/G30 (4) | CPU group | AMD Ryzen 8040 (20) |
| 1 | Generation | 7 |
| Cortex-A53 / Cortex-A53 | Architecture | Hawk Point (Zen 4) |
| Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | AMD Ryzen 5 7540U |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe MediaTek Helio G36 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz. The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The AMD Ryzen 5 8540U clocks with 3.20 GHz (4.90 GHz), has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel. |
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| MediaTek Helio G36 | Characteristic | AMD Ryzen 5 8540U |
| 8 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| hybrid (big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 2.20 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 |
A-Core | 3.20 GHz (4.90 GHz) 2x Zen 4 |
| 1.80 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 |
B-Core | 3.20 GHz 4x Zen 4c |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback. |
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| PowerVR GE8320 | GPU | AMD Radeon 740M |
| 0.68 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.80 GHz |
| -- | GPU (Turbo) | 2.50 GHz |
| -- | GPU Generation | 10 |
| 20 nm | Technology | 4 nm |
| 1 | Max. displays | 4 |
| 1 | Compute units | 4 |
| -- | Shader | 256 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | Yes |
| No | Frame Generation | AMD FSR |
| -- | Max. GPU Memory | 32 GB |
| 10 | DirectX Version | 12 |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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| PowerVR GE8320 | GPU | AMD Radeon 740M |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec VP9 | Decode |
| No | Codec VP8 | Decode |
| No | Codec AV1 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec AVC | Decode |
| No | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
| No | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeUp to 8 GB of memory in a maximum of 4 memory channels is supported by the MediaTek Helio G36, while the AMD Ryzen 5 8540U supports a maximum of 256 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 120.0 GB/s enabled. |
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| MediaTek Helio G36 | Characteristic | AMD Ryzen 5 8540U |
| LPDDR4X-1600, LPDDR3-933 | Memory | DDR5-4800, DDR5-5600, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5X-7500 |
| 8 GB | Max. Memory | 256 GB |
| 4 (Quad Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 12.8 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 120.0 GB/s |
| No | ECC | Yes |
| -- | L2 Cache | 6.00 MB |
| -- | L3 Cache | 16.00 MB |
| -- | PCIe version | 4.0 |
| -- | PCIe lanes | 20 |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | 39.4 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe MediaTek Helio G36 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the AMD Ryzen 5 8540U is 28 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution. |
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| MediaTek Helio G36 | Characteristic | AMD Ryzen 5 8540U |
| -- | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 28 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | 30 W |
| -- | TDP down | 15 W |
| -- | Tjunction max. | 100 °C |
Technical detailsThe MediaTek Helio G36 has 0.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 12 nm. The cache of AMD Ryzen 5 8540U is at 22.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 4 nm. |
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| MediaTek Helio G36 | Characteristic | AMD Ryzen 5 8540U |
| 12 nm | Technology | 4 nm |
| Chiplet | Chip design | Monolithic |
| Armv8-A (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| -- | ISA extensions | SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512 |
| -- | Socket | FP8 |
| None | Virtualization | AMD-V, SVM |
| No | AES-NI | Yes |
| Android | Operating systems | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux |
| Q1/2023 | Release date | Q1/2024 |
| -- | Release price | -- |
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Average performance in benchmarks
⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
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.
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MediaTek Helio G36
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz |
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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.
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MediaTek Helio G36
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz |
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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.
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MediaTek Helio G36
PowerVR GE8320 @ 0.68 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
AMD Radeon 740M @ 2.50 GHz |
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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.
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MediaTek Helio G36
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz |
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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.
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MediaTek Helio G36
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| MediaTek Helio G36 | AMD Ryzen 5 8540U |
| Unknown | Unknown |
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