AMD Ryzen 5 8540U vs Intel Core 5 120U Comparison
The AMD Ryzen 5 8540U is a AMD laptop processor from the Ryzen lineup, built on the Hawk Point architecture and released in 2023. This CPU features 6 cores, a base clock of 3200 MHz, maximum turbo frequency of 4900 MHz and 16 MB of L3 cache. Manufactured using 4 nm process technology. The AMD Ryzen 5 8540U is designed for the FP7,FP7r2 socket. It includes integrated AMD Radeon 740M graphics.
The Intel Core 5 120U is a Intel laptop processor from the Intel Core lineup, built on the Raptor Lake architecture and released in 2024. This CPU features 10 cores, a base clock of 1400 MHz, maximum turbo frequency of 5000 MHz and 12 MB of L3 cache. The Intel Core 5 120U is designed for the BGA1744 socket. It includes integrated Intel® Graphics graphics.
Peformance:
AMD Ryzen 5 8540U is better than 58% cpus with score 124 and Intel Core 5 120U is better than 47% cpus with score 86
Specs
| AMD Ryzen 5 8540U | Intel Core 5 120U | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Cores | 6 | 10 |
| Threads | 12 | 12 |
| Speed | 3.2 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
| Turbo | 4.9 GHz | 5 GHz |
| Current Price | ||
| Release Price | ||
| Release Date | 2023 | 2024 |
| GPU | AMD Radeon 740M | Intel® Graphics |
| Socket | FP7, FP7r2 | BGA1744 |
| L3 | 16 MB | 12 MB |
| Base TDP | 15 - 30 W | 12 - 15 W |
| Max TDP | 55 W | |
| Nm | 4 nm | |
| Unlocked | - | - |
| Official Site | amd.com | intel.com |
| AMD Ryzen 5 8540U | Intel Core 5 120U | |
| Performance Tier | Ryzen 5 | Core 5 |
| Class | Ryzen | Intel Core |
| Code Name | Hawk Point | Raptor Lake |
| Performance Cores | 6 | 2 |
| Efficiency Cores | - | 8 |
| Memory Type | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max Memory | 256 MB | 96 MB |
| Bits | 64-bit | 64-bit |
| tjMax | 100°C | |
| PCI Generation | 4 | 4 |
| PCI Lanes | 14 | 20 |
| L1 Cache | ||
| L2 Cache | 6 MB | |
| Product IDs | Tray 100-000001326 (FP7r2)100-000001333 (FP7) | Tray FJ8071505426901 |
