AMD Ryzen 5 7540U vs Apple A8X

Last updated: 2023-11-02

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Ryzen 5 7540U		Apple A8X
CPU comparison AMD Ryzen 5 7540U or Apple A8X - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The AMD Ryzen 5 7540U has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.90 GHz. Up to 256 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 7540U was released in Q3/2023. The Apple A8X has 3 cores with 3 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 2 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Apple A8X was released in Q3/2014.

AMD Ryzen 5 (85)	Family	Apple A series (22)
AMD Ryzen 7040 (21)	CPU group	Apple A8/A8X (2)
6	Generation	8
Phoenix (Zen 4)	Architecture	A8
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	Apple A6X
AMD Ryzen 5 8540U	Successor	Apple A9X

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD Ryzen 5 7540U is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz (4.90 GHz). The Apple A8X has 3 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.50 GHz.
AMD Ryzen 5 7540U	Characteristic	Apple A8X
6	Cores	3
12	Threads	3
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
3.20 GHz	Frequency	1.50 GHz
4.90 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	--
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	--

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD Ryzen 5 7540U	Characteristic	Apple A8X
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
AMD Radeon 740M	GPU	Apple A8X
0.80 GHz	GPU frequency	0.45 GHz
2.50 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	--
10	GPU Generation	5
4 nm	Technology	20 nm
4	Max. displays	1
4	Compute units	32
256	Shader	256
Yes	Hardware Raytracing	No
AMD FSR	Frame Generation	No
32 GB	Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
12	DirectX Version	--

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
AMD Radeon 740M	GPU	Apple A8X
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode
Decode	Codec VP9	No
Decode	Codec VP8	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AV1	No
Decode	Codec AVC	Decode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The AMD Ryzen 5 7540U supports a maximum of 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Apple A8X can connect up to 2 GB of memory in 1 memory channels.
AMD Ryzen 5 7540U	Characteristic	Apple A8X
DDR5-4800, DDR5-5600, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5X-7500	Memory	LPDDR3-1600
256 GB	Max. Memory	2 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	1 (Single Channel)
120.0 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	12.8 GB/s
Yes	ECC	No
6.00 MB	L2 Cache	2.00 MB
16.00 MB	L3 Cache	4.00 MB
4.0	PCIe version	--
20	PCIe lanes	--
39.4 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	--
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Ryzen 5 7540U has a TDP of 15 W, that of the Apple A8X is 8 W.
AMD Ryzen 5 7540U	Characteristic	Apple A8X
15 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	8 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The AMD Ryzen 5 7540U has a 22.00 MB cache, while the Apple A8X cache has a total of 6.00 MB.
AMD Ryzen 5 7540U	Characteristic	Apple A8X
4 nm	Technology	20 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512	ISA extensions	--
FP8	Socket	--
AMD-V, SVM	Virtualization	None
Yes	AES-NI	No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	iOS
Q3/2023	Release date	Q3/2014
--	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 7540U (100%)

Apple A8X (21%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 7540U (100%)

Apple A8X (14%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 5 7540U 6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz	1700 (100%)
	Apple A8X 3C 3T @ 1.50 GHz	386 (23%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 5 7540U 6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz	6915 (100%)
	Apple A8X 3C 3T @ 1.50 GHz	1075 (16%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	AMD Ryzen 5 7540U 6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz	2402 (100%)
	Apple A8X 3C 3T @ 1.50 GHz	427 (18%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	AMD Ryzen 5 7540U 6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz	7841 (100%)
	Apple A8X 3C 3T @ 1.50 GHz	959 (12%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	AMD Ryzen 5 7540U AMD Radeon 740M @ 2.50 GHz	1280 (100%)
	Apple A8X Apple A8X @ 0.45 GHz	230 (18%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	AMD Ryzen 5 7540U 6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Apple A8X 3C 3T @ 1.50 GHz	2356 (100%)

Devices using this processor
AMD Ryzen 5 7540U	Apple A8X
Unknown	Apple iPad Air 2

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