AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U vs Intel Pentium 3558U

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AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium 3558U
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U Intel Pentium 3558U

CPU comparison

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U or Intel Pentium 3558U - 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 Intel Pentium 3558U has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium 3558U was released in Q4/2013.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO (28) Family Intel Pentium (150)
AMD Ryzen 7040 (21) CPU group Intel Pentium 3000 (8)
6 Generation 4
Phoenix (Zen 4) Architecture Haswell U
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- 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 Intel Pentium 3558U has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.70 GHz.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U Characteristic Intel Pentium 3558U
6 Cores 2
12 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.20 GHz Frequency 1.70 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 PRO 7540U Characteristic Intel Pentium 3558U
-- 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 Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)
0.80 GHz GPU frequency 0.20 GHz
2.50 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.00 GHz
10 GPU Generation 7.5
4 nm Technology 22 nm
4 Max. displays 3
4 Compute units 10
256 Shader 80
Yes Hardware Raytracing No
AMD FSR Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 DirectX Version 11.1

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 Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
Decode / Encode Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U supports a maximum of 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium 3558U can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U Characteristic Intel Pentium 3558U
DDR5-4800, DDR5-5600, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5X-7500 Memory LPDDR3-1333, LPDDR3-1600, DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600
256 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
120.0 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Yes ECC No
6.00 MB L2 Cache --
16.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 2.0
20 PCIe lanes 10
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 5.0 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 Intel Pentium 3558U is 15 W.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U Characteristic Intel Pentium 3558U
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U has a 22.00 MB cache, while the Intel Pentium 3558U cache has a total of 2.00 MB.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U Characteristic Intel Pentium 3558U
4 nm Technology 22 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
FP8 Socket BGA 1168
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2023 Release date Q4/2013
-- Release price 161 $
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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%)
Intel Pentium 3558U Intel Pentium 3558U
Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) @ 1.00 GHz
160 (13%)

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 PRO 7540U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U
6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium 3558U Intel Pentium 3558U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
398 (100%)

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 PRO 7540U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium 3558U Intel Pentium 3558U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
735 (100%)

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 PRO 7540U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U
6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium 3558U Intel Pentium 3558U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
318 (100%)

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 PRO 7540U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium 3558U Intel Pentium 3558U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
561 (100%)

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%)
Intel Pentium 3558U Intel Pentium 3558U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
1031 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium 3558U Intel Pentium 3558U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
346 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U
6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium 3558U Intel Pentium 3558U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
68 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium 3558U Intel Pentium 3558U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
131 (100%)

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