Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U vs Athlon 64 X2 TK-42

Place in the ranking	3049	685
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	2x AMD Athlon 64	AMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Power efficiency	1.70	72.56
Architecture codename	Tyler (2007−2009)	Phoenix (Zen4) (2023)
Release date	1 November 2009 (15 years ago)	23 May 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 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	1.6 GHz	4.9 GHz
Bus rate	1600 MHz	no data
L1 cache	0 MB	384 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	no data	16 MB
Chip lithography	65 nm	4 nm
Die size	no data	178 mm²
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 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.

Socket	Socket S1	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	86x Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP), MMX, PowerNow, SSE3,-64, Enhanced 3DNow	no data
PowerNow	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

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 TK-42 0.36

Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U 11.50
+3094%

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 TK-42 577

Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U 18265
+3066%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.36	11.50
Recency	1 November 2009	23 May 2023
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	2	12
Chip lithography	65 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	15 Watt

Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U has a 3094.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, a 1525% more advanced lithography process, and 33.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.