Ryzen 5 7540U vs Apple M2 Max

Place in the ranking	397	668
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Apple M-Series	AMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Power efficiency	20.13	39.88
Architecture codename	no data	Phoenix (Zen4) (2023)
Release date	17 January 2023 (2 years ago)	3 May 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

M2 Max and Ryzen 5 7540U basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	12 (Dodeca-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	12	12
Base clock speed	2.424 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	4.9 GHz
L1 cache	3.3 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	36 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	48 MB	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	5 nm	4 nm
Die size	no data	178 mm²
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Number of transistors	67000 Million	25,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	+

Compatibility

Information on M2 Max and Ryzen 5 7540U compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	no data	1
Socket	no data	FP7
Power consumption (TDP)	79 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M2 Max and Ryzen 5 7540U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M2 Max and Ryzen 5 7540U are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M2 Max and Ryzen 5 7540U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU

AMD Radeon 740M ( - 2500 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by M2 Max and Ryzen 5 7540U.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Apple M2 Max 16.68
+42.4%

Ryzen 5 7540U 11.71

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Apple M2 Max 26713
+42.5%

Ryzen 5 7540U 18750

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Apple M2 Max 2084
+24.3%

Ryzen 5 7540U 1676

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Apple M2 Max 236

Ryzen 5 7540U 264
+11.9%