Ryzen 5 7540U vs Celeron G6900

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron G6900
2022
2 cores / 2 threads, 46 Watt
2.97
Ryzen 5 7540U
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 28 Watt
12.21
+311%

Ryzen 5 7540U outperforms Celeron G6900 by a whopping 311% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron G6900 and Ryzen 5 7540U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1654649
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Power efficiency5.8939.76
Architecture codenameAlder Lake-S (2022)Phoenix (Zen4) (2023)
Release date4 January 2022 (2 years ago)3 May 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Celeron G6900 and Ryzen 5 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 speed3.4 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz4.9 GHz
L1 cache80K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data178 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Number of transistorsno data25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G6900 and Ryzen 5 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA1700FP7
Power consumption (TDP)46 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G6900 and Ryzen 5 7540U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Precision Boost 2no data+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Celeron G6900 and Ryzen 5 7540U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G6900 and Ryzen 5 7540U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G6900 and Ryzen 5 7540U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800, DDR4-3200DDR5
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics 710AMD Radeon 740M
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.3 GHzno data
Execution Units16no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron G6900 and Ryzen 5 7540U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported4no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron G6900 and Ryzen 5 7540U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2160 @ 60Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP5120 x 3200 @ 120Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort7680 x 4320 @ 60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron G6900 and Ryzen 5 7540U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G6900 and Ryzen 5 7540U.

PCIe version5.0 and 4.04.0
PCI Express lanes2020

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.

Celeron G6900 2.97
Ryzen 5 7540U 12.21
+311%

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.

Celeron G6900 4551
Ryzen 5 7540U 18685
+311%

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.

Celeron G6900 1679
Ryzen 5 7540U 2072
+23.4%

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.

Celeron G6900 2790
Ryzen 5 7540U 7979
+186%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.97 12.21
Integrated graphics card 2.85 8.26
Recency 4 January 2022 3 May 2023
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Power consumption (TDP) 46 Watt 28 Watt

Ryzen 5 7540U has a 311.1% higher aggregate performance score, 189.8% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 year, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and 64.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 7540U is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron G6900 in performance tests.

Note that Celeron G6900 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 7540U is a notebook one.


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