Ryzen 5 7540U vs Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U
2021
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
6.94
Ryzen 5 7540U
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 28 Watt
11.80
+70%

Ryzen 5 7540U outperforms Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U by an impressive 70% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U and Ryzen 5 7540U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1018662
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)AMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Power efficiency43.7939.88
Architecture codenameCezanne-U PRO (Zen 3) (2021)Phoenix (Zen4) (2023)
Release date16 March 2021 (3 years ago)3 May 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads812
Base clock speed2.6 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.9 GHz
Multiplier26no data
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm4 nm
Die size180 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Number of transistors10,700 million25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U 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
SocketFP6FP7
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U and Ryzen 5 7540U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsPRO, MMX, 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 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U and Ryzen 5 7540U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U and Ryzen 5 7540U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5

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 PRO 5450U and Ryzen 5 7540U.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes820

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 PRO 5450U 6.94
Ryzen 5 7540U 11.80
+70%

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 PRO 5450U 11026
Ryzen 5 7540U 18743
+70%

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 PRO 5450U 1519
Ryzen 5 7540U 2090
+37.6%

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 PRO 5450U 4803
Ryzen 5 7540U 7972
+66%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.94 11.80
Integrated graphics card 6.04 8.30
Recency 16 March 2021 3 May 2023
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 8 12
Chip lithography 7 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 28 Watt

Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U has 86.7% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 7540U, on the other hand, has a 70% higher aggregate performance score, 37.4% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 2 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 7540U is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U in performance tests.


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