Ryzen 5 8540U vs Athlon 64 X2 4000+

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 X2 4000+ and Ryzen 5 8540U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	661
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Power efficiency	no data	39.58
Architecture codename	Windsor (2006−2007)	Hawk Point-U (Zen 4 + Zen 4c) (2023)
Release date	May 2006 (18 years ago)	6 December 2023 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 X2 4000+ 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 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	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	90 nm	4 nm
Die size	220 mm2	137 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Number of transistors	154 million	20,900 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 4000+ 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	AM2	FP7
Power consumption (TDP)	89 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 4000+ and Ryzen 5 8540U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 X2 4000+ and Ryzen 5 8540U are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 X2 4000+ and Ryzen 5 8540U. 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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AMD Radeon 740M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 X2 4000+ and Ryzen 5 8540U.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	14

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	2	6
Threads	2	12
Chip lithography	90 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	89 Watt	28 Watt

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