Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U vs Opteron X2 170

Primary details

Comparing Opteron X2 170 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	678
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Power efficiency	no data	72.37
Architecture codename	Denmark (2005−2006)	Phoenix (Zen4) (2023)
Release date	2 August 2005 (19 years ago)	23 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$475	no data

Detailed specifications

Opteron X2 170 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	2 GHz	4.9 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	16 MB
Chip lithography	90 nm	4 nm
Die size	199 mm2	178 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	65 °C	no data
Number of transistors	233 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Opteron X2 170 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 configuration	2	no data
Socket	939	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	15 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron X2 170 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR1

no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

AMD Radeon 740M ( - 2500 MHz)

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 August 2005	23 May 2023
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	2	12
Chip lithography	90 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	15 Watt

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