Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U vs PRO A12-9830B

Primary details

Comparing PRO A12-9830B and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	676
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD Bristol Ridge	AMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Power efficiency	no data	72.51
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)	Phoenix (Zen4) (2023)
Release date	1 June 2016 (8 years ago)	23 May 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

PRO A12-9830B 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	4 (Quad-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	4	12
Base clock speed	3 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	4.9 GHz
L1 cache	no data	384 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB	6 MB
L3 cache	no data	16 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	4 nm
Die size	250 mm2	178 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	3100 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on PRO A12-9830B 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	FP4	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	25-45 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A12-9830B and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	-
FMA	FMA4	-
AVX	AVX	-
FRTC	+	-
FreeSync	+	-
PowerTune	+	-
TrueAudio	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
Out-of-band client management	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
RAID	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by PRO A12-9830B and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by PRO A12-9830B and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics	AMD Radeon 740M
iGPU core count	8	no data
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of PRO A12-9830B and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by PRO A12-9830B and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A12-9830B and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	8	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 June 2016	23 May 2023
Physical cores	4	6
Threads	4	12
Chip lithography	28 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	15 Watt

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