Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U vs Athlon X2 4850e

Primary details

Comparing Athlon X2 4850e and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated678
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Power efficiencyno data72.37
Architecture codenameBrisbane (2007−2008)Phoenix (Zen4) (2023)
Release dateMarch 2008 (16 years ago)23 May 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon X2 4850e 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 speed2.5 GHz4.9 GHz
L1 cache256 KB384 KB
L2 cache512 KB6 MB
L3 cache0 KB16 MB
Chip lithography65 nm4 nm
Die size126 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors154 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X2 4850e 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 configuration1no data
SocketAM2no data
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt15 Watt

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 740M

Synthetic benchmark performance

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



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 X2 4850e 224
Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U 2163
+866%

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 X2 4850e 383
Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U 7955
+1977%

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 65 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U has 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, a 1525% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Athlon X2 4850e and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Athlon X2 4850e is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U is a notebook one.


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