Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U vs Ryzen 5 7540U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 7540U
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 28 Watt
12.21
Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 15 Watt
12.45
+2%

Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U outperforms Ryzen 5 7540U by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 7540U and Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking649632
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)no data
Power efficiency39.7675.68
Architecture codenamePhoenix (Zen4) (2023)Barcelo-U Refresh (2023)
Release date3 May 2023 (1 year ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 7540U and Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores6 (Hexa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1216
Base clock speed3.2 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.9 GHz4.5 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography4 nm7 nm
Die size178 mm2180 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C95 °C
Number of transistors25,000 million10,700 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 7540U and Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFP7FP6
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 7540U and Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 7540U and Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 7540U and Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon 740MAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 7540U and Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U.

PCIe version4.03.0
PCI Express lanes2016

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 5 7540U 12.21
Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U 12.45
+2%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Ryzen 5 7540U 18685
Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U 19056
+2%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen 5 7540U 2072
+35%
Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U 1535

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen 5 7540U 7979
+44.2%
Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U 5535

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Ryzen 5 7540U 7365
+20.6%
Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U 6108

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Ryzen 5 7540U 27647
Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U 33735
+22%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Ryzen 5 7540U 11925
+36.2%
Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U 8758

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Ryzen 5 7540U 19
+10.8%
Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U 18

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen 5 7540U 1676
Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U 1756
+4.8%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 5 7540U 264
+15.3%
Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U 229

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 5 7540U 3.22
+20.1%
Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U 2.68

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Ryzen 5 7540U 8.7
+107%
Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U 4.2

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Ryzen 5 7540U 76
Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U 95
+25.8%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Ryzen 5 7540U 226
+2.4%
Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U 221

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Ryzen 5 7540U 5273
Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U 5274
+0%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 5 7540U 8296
+26.5%
Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U 6560

Blender(-)

Ryzen 5 7540U 413
+37%
Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U 302

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 5 7540U 1866
+29.8%
Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U 1438

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 5 7540U 6039
+14.6%
Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U 5269

7-Zip

Ryzen 5 7540U 35368
Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U 45924
+29.8%

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 5 7540U 286
+12.6%
Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U 254

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.21 12.45
Integrated graphics card 8.26 9.02
Recency 3 May 2023 4 January 2023
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Chip lithography 4 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 7540U has an age advantage of 3 months, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U, on the other hand, has a 2% higher aggregate performance score, 9.2% faster integrated GPU, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and 86.7% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Ryzen 5 7540U and Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U.


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