AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U vs AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150GE

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AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150GE
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150GE

CPU comparison

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U or AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150GE - 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 PRO 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 PRO 7540U was released in Q2/2023.

The AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150GE has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150GE was released in Q3/2020.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO (28) Family AMD Athlon (29)
AMD Ryzen 7040 (21) CPU group AMD Athlon Gold 3000G (4)
6 Generation 4
Phoenix (Zen 4) Architecture Picasso (Zen+)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz (4.90 GHz). The AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150GE has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.50 GHz (3.80 GHz).

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U Characteristic AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150GE
6 Cores 4
12 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.20 GHz Frequency 3.50 GHz
4.90 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.80 GHz
-- 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 PRO 7540U Characteristic AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150GE
-- 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 AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge)
0.80 GHz GPU frequency 1.10 GHz
2.50 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
10 GPU Generation 8
4 nm Technology 14 nm
4 Max. displays 3
4 Compute units 3
256 Shader 192
Yes Hardware Raytracing No
AMD FSR Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 DirectX Version 12

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 AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U supports a maximum of 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150GE can connect up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U Characteristic AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150GE
DDR5-4800, DDR5-5600, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5X-7500 Memory DDR4-2933
256 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
120.0 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 46.9 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
6.00 MB L2 Cache 2.00 MB
16.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 3.0
20 PCIe lanes 16
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U has a TDP of 15 W, that of the AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150GE is 65 W.

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U Characteristic AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150GE
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 45 W
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 95 °C

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U has a 22.00 MB cache, while the AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150GE cache has a total of 6.00 MB.

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U Characteristic AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150GE
4 nm Technology 12 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
FP8 Socket AM4 (PGA 1331)
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2023 Release date Q3/2020
-- Release price --
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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 PRO 7540U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U
AMD Radeon 740M @ 2.50 GHz
1280 (100%)
AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150GE AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150GE
AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.10 GHz
422 (33%)

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 PRO 7540U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150GE AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150GE
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
7008 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150GE
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