AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U vs AMD Athlon II X3 420e
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| AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U | AMD Athlon II X3 420e | |
CPU comparisonAMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U or AMD Athlon II X3 420e - 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 II X3 420e has 3 cores with 3 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X3 420e was released in Q3/2010. |
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| AMD Ryzen 5 PRO (28) | Family | AMD Athlon II (52) |
| AMD Ryzen 7040 (21) | CPU group | AMD Athlon II X3 (Rana) (12) |
| 6 | Generation | 1 |
| Phoenix (Zen 4) | Architecture | Rana |
| Mobile | Segment | Desktop / Server |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz (4.90 GHz). The AMD Athlon II X3 420e has 3 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz. |
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| AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U | Characteristic | AMD Athlon II X3 420e |
| 6 | Cores | 3 |
| 12 | Threads | 3 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| Yes | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 3.20 GHz | Frequency | 2.60 GHz |
| 4.90 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | -- |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | -- |
Internal GraphicsThe 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. |
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| AMD Radeon 740M | GPU | no iGPU |
| 0.80 GHz | GPU frequency | -- |
| 2.50 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
| 10 | GPU Generation | -- |
| 4 nm | Technology | |
| 4 | Max. displays | |
| 4 | Compute units | -- |
| 256 | Shader | -- |
| Yes | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| AMD FSR | Frame Generation | No |
| 32 GB | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
| 12 | DirectX Version | -- |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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| AMD Radeon 740M | GPU | no iGPU |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | No |
| Decode | Codec VP9 | No |
| Decode | Codec VP8 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec AV1 | No |
| Decode | Codec AVC | No |
| Decode | Codec VC-1 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | No |
Memory & PCIeThe AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U supports a maximum of 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X3 420e can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. |
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| AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U | Characteristic | AMD Athlon II X3 420e |
| DDR5-4800, DDR5-5600, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5X-7500 | Memory | DDR3-1333 |
| 256 GB | Max. Memory | 16 GB |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 120.0 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 21.3 GB/s |
| Yes | ECC | No |
| 6.00 MB | L2 Cache | 1.50 MB |
| 16.00 MB | L3 Cache | -- |
| 4.0 | PCIe version | 2.0 |
| 20 | PCIe lanes | -- |
| 39.4 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe 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 II X3 420e is 45 W. |
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| AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U | Characteristic | AMD Athlon II X3 420e |
| 15 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 45 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| 100 °C | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U has a 22.00 MB cache, while the AMD Athlon II X3 420e cache has a total of 1.50 MB. |
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| AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U | Characteristic | AMD Athlon II X3 420e |
| 4 nm | Technology | 45 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 | MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a |
| FP8 | Socket | AM3 |
| AMD-V, SVM | Virtualization | AMD-V |
| Yes | AES-NI | No |
| Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
| Q2/2023 | Release date | Q3/2010 |
| -- | Release price | -- |
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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.
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AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U
6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X3 420e
3C 3T @ 2.60 GHz |
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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.
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AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X3 420e
3C 3T @ 2.60 GHz |
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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.
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AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U
AMD Radeon 740M @ 2.50 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X3 420e
@ 0.00 GHz |
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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.
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AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X3 420e
3C 3T @ 2.60 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U | AMD Athlon II X3 420e |
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