Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U vs Ryzen 3 5425U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 3 5425U
2022
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
7.16
Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
11.50
+60.6%

Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U outperforms Ryzen 3 5425U by an impressive 61% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 5425U and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking998685
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)AMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Power efficiency45.1572.51
Architecture codenameBarcelo-U (Zen 3) (2022)Phoenix (Zen4) (2023)
Release date6 January 2022 (2 years ago)23 May 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 5425U 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads812
Base clock speed2.7 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz4.9 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)384 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)6 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)16 MB
Chip lithography7 nm4 nm
Die size180 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °C100 °C
Number of transistors10,700 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 5425U 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
SocketFP6no data
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 5425U and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEno data
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 5425U and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 5425U and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1600 MHz)AMD Radeon 740M ( - 2500 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 5425U and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

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.

Ryzen 3 5425U 7.16
Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U 11.50
+60.6%

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.

Ryzen 3 5425U 11367
Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U 18265
+60.7%

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.

Ryzen 3 5425U 1507
Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U 2153
+42.9%

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.

Ryzen 3 5425U 4252
Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U 7858
+84.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.16 11.50
Integrated graphics card 6.04 8.29
Recency 6 January 2022 23 May 2023
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 8 12
Chip lithography 7 nm 4 nm

Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U has a 60.6% higher aggregate performance score, 37.3% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 year, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 5425U in performance tests.


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