AMD Ryzen 5 7540U

AMD Ryzen 5 7540U
Benchmarks & Specs

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The AMD Ryzen 5 7540U is a versatile processor for notebooks. It is based on the modern Zen 4 architecture, known as Phoenix. Thanks to the 4-nanometer manufacturing process, it operates particularly efficiently. This ensures good battery life in portable devices. Despite its energy efficiency, it offers solid performance for everyday tasks.

We see that it is very well suited for productivity and media playback. The integrated AMD Radeon 740M graphics enables smooth operation without a separate graphics card. It also handles light games or simple image editing well. With 6 MB Level-2 and 16 MB Level-3 cache, data is processed quickly. The maximum memory bandwidth is 77 GB per second.

This chip is an excellent choice for reliable mobile devices that are used daily. It offers a balanced mix of performance and power consumption.
  • Modern Zen 4 Architecture
  • Efficient 4nm Manufacturing
  • Integrated AMD Radeon 740M Graphics
  • Solid Performance for Everyday Tasks

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 154 / 834
In segment Notebook
Multi-core performance
Rank 231 / 832
In segment Notebook
Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core Ultra 7 255U
12C / 14T · 5.20 GHz
2,406
Intel Core i5-13600HX
14C / 20T · 4.80 GHz
2,404
AMD Ryzen 5 7540U
6C / 12T · 4.90 GHz
2,402
Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU)
8C / 8T · 3.20 GHz
2,397
Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU)
10C / 10T · 3.20 GHz
2,397
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core Ultra 5 235U
12C / 14T · 2.00 GHz
7,886
Intel Core Ultra 5 225U
12C / 14T · 1.50 GHz
7,846
AMD Ryzen 5 7540U
6C / 12T · 3.20 GHz
7,841
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
8C / 16T · 3.80 GHz
7,816
AMD Ryzen 5 240
6C / 12T · 4.30 GHz
7,816
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845
8C / 16T · 4.60 GHz
1,710
Intel Core i7-1355U
10C / 12T · 5.00 GHz
1,703
AMD Ryzen 5 7540U
6C / 12T · 4.90 GHz
1,700
Intel Core i5-13450HX
10C / 16T · 4.60 GHz
1,686
Intel Core i5-13420H
8C / 12T · 4.60 GHz
1,677
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i5-1334U
10C / 12T · 1.30 GHz
7,020
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U
8C / 16T · 3.20 GHz
6,955
AMD Ryzen 5 7540U
6C / 12T · 3.20 GHz
6,915
Intel Core i3-1220P
10C / 12T · 2.70 GHz
6,894
AMD Ryzen 7 7736U
8C / 16T · 2.70 GHz
6,882
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

AMD Ryzen 5 4680U
AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (Renoir)
1,343
Intel Core Ultra 5 115U
Intel Iris Xe 3 Core Graphics 48 EUs (Meteor Lake)
1,340
AMD Ryzen 5 7540U
AMD Radeon 740M
1,280
Intel Core i3-1315U
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 64 (Alder Lake)
1,240
Intel Core i3-1305U
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 64 (Alder Lake)
1,240

More benchmarks

At a glance

PropertyValue
FamilyAMD Ryzen 5 (100)
CPU groupAMD Ryzen 7040 (21)
ArchitecturePhoenix (Zen 4)
Technology4 nm
SegmentNotebook
SocketFP8
Generation6
Predecessor
SuccessorAMD Ryzen 5 8540U
Q1/2024

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

PropertyValue
CPU Cores / Threads6 / 12
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormal
Cores: 6x Zen 4
Frequency: 3.20 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 4.90 GHz
Turbo Frequency (6 Cores):
L2-Cache6.00 MB
L3-Cache16.00 MB
OverclockingNo

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

PropertyValue
GPU nameAMD Radeon 740M
GPU frequency0.80 - 2.50 GHz
CUs / Shader4 / 256
Raytracing
Max. displays4
Max. GPU Memory32 GB
Technology4 nm
Release dateQ3/2023

Memory & PCIe

Memory typeMemory bandwidth
DDR5-4800
DDR5-5600
LPDDR5-6400
LPDDR5X-7500
76.8 GB/s
89.6 GB/s
102.4 GB/s
120.0 GB/s
PropertyValue
Max. Memory256 GB
Memory channels2
ECC
PCIe4.0 x 20
PCIe Bandwidth39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

PropertyValue
TDP15 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.100 °C

Technical details

PropertyValue
Chip designMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
Release dateQ3/2023
Release price
DocumentsTechnical data sheet
AMD Ryzen 5 7540U
AMD Ryzen 5 7540U
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