Ryzen 5 8540U vs Athlon 64 2600+

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon 64 2600+
2008
1 core / 1 thread, 15 Watt
0.15
Ryzen 5 8540U
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 28 Watt
11.84
+7793%

Ryzen 5 8540U outperforms Athlon 64 2600+ by a whopping 7793% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 2600+ and Ryzen 5 8540U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3310659
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Power efficiency0.9539.99
Architecture codenameLima (2008−2009)Hawk Point-U (Zen 4 + Zen 4c) (2023)
Release dateJanuary 2008 (16 years ago)6 December 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 2600+ and Ryzen 5 8540U 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 cores1 (Single-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads112
Base clock speedno data3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz4.9 GHz
L1 cache128 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm4 nm
Die size77 mm2137 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors122 million20,900 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 2600+ and Ryzen 5 8540U 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 configuration11
SocketAM2FP7
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 2600+ and Ryzen 5 8540U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataAES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 2600+ and Ryzen 5 8540U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 2600+ and Ryzen 5 8540U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 740M ( - 2800 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 2600+ and Ryzen 5 8540U.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data14

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.

Athlon 64 2600+ 0.15
Ryzen 5 8540U 11.84
+7793%

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.

Athlon 64 2600+ 243
Ryzen 5 8540U 18812
+7642%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.15 11.84
Physical cores 1 6
Threads 1 12
Chip lithography 65 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 28 Watt

Athlon 64 2600+ has 86.7% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 8540U, on the other hand, has a 7793.3% higher aggregate performance score, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 1525% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 8540U is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 2600+ in performance tests.

Note that Athlon 64 2600+ is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 8540U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 64 2600+ and Ryzen 5 8540U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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