Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U vs Athlon 64 X2 3600+

Place in the ranking	3008	685
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Power efficiency	0.43	72.56
Architecture codename	Manchester (2005−2006)	Phoenix (Zen4) (2023)
Release date	31 May 2005 (19 years ago)	23 May 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 X2 3600+ and Ryzen 5 PRO 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	2 (Dual-core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	2	12
Base clock speed	no data	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	4.9 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	6 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	16 MB
Chip lithography	90 nm	4 nm
Die size	156 mm²	178 mm²
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Number of transistors	154 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 3600+ and Ryzen 5 PRO 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	1	no data
Socket	939	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	89 Watt	15 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 X2 3600+ and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR1

no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

AMD Radeon 740M ( - 2500 MHz)

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 X2 3600+ 0.40

Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U 11.50
+2775%

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 X2 3600+ 633

Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U 18265
+2785%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.40	11.50
Recency	31 May 2005	23 May 2023
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	2	12
Chip lithography	90 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	89 Watt	15 Watt

Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U has a 2775% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 17 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, a 2150% more advanced lithography process, and 493.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 X2 3600+ in performance tests.

Note that Athlon 64 X2 3600+ is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 64 X2 3600+ and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.