Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U vs Athlon II Neo K325

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II Neo K325
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 12 Watt
0.26
Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
11.50
+4323%

Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U outperforms Athlon II Neo K325 by a whopping 4323% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II Neo K325 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3150685
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Athlon II NeoAMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Power efficiency2.0572.51
Architecture codenameGeneva (2010)Phoenix (Zen4) (2023)
Release date12 May 2010 (14 years ago)23 May 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon II Neo K325 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 cores2 (Dual-core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads212
Base clock speedno data3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed1.3 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus rate2000 MHzno data
L1 cache256 KB384 KB
L2 cache1 MB6 MB
L3 cacheno data16 MB
Chip lithography45 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data178 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II Neo K325 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.

SocketS1no data
Power consumption (TDP)12 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II Neo K325 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsSSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, PowerNow, HyperTransport 3.0no data
PowerNow+-
VirusProtect+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II Neo K325 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II Neo K325 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD 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 II Neo K325 0.26
Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U 11.50
+4323%

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 II Neo K325 417
Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U 18265
+4280%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Athlon II Neo K325 158
Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U 2153
+1263%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Athlon II Neo K325 287
Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U 7858
+2638%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.26 11.50
Recency 12 May 2010 23 May 2023
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 45 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 15 Watt

Athlon II Neo K325 has 25% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U, on the other hand, has a 4323.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 1025% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II Neo K325 in performance tests.


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