Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U vs Ryzen 5 2600

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 2600
2018
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
8.30
Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
11.50
+38.6%

Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U outperforms Ryzen 5 2600 by a substantial 39% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2600 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking916685
Place by popularity21not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation10.13no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5AMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Power efficiency12.0872.56
Architecture codenamePinnacle Riege (Zen+) (2018)Phoenix (Zen4) (2023)
Release date13 April 2018 (6 years ago)23 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2600 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1212
Base clock speed3.4 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier34no data
L1 cache576 KB384 KB
L2 cache3 MB6 MB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)16 MB
Chip lithography12 nm4 nm
Die size213 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °C100 °C
Number of transistors4800 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2600 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketAM4no data
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2600 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 5 2600 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4no data
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-AMD Radeon 740M ( - 2500 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes20no 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 5 2600 8.30
Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U 11.50
+38.6%

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 5 2600 13188
Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U 18265
+38.5%

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 5 2600 1164
Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U 2153
+85%

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 5 2600 4901
Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U 7858
+60.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.30 11.50
Recency 13 April 2018 23 May 2023
Chip lithography 12 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U has a 38.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 200% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 2600 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 2600 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 2600 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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