Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U vs A6-3600
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U outperforms A6-3600 by a whopping 922% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2684 | 892 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040) |
| Power efficiency | 0.63 | 28.07 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Llano (2011−2012) | Phoenix (Zen4) (2023) |
| Release date | 30 June 2011 (14 years ago) | 23 May 2023 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A6-3600 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 384 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 6 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 228 mm2 | 178 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on A6-3600 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U 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 configuration | 1 | no data |
| Socket | FM1 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 15 Watt |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-3600 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-3600 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Radeon HD 6530D | AMD Radeon 740M ( - 2500 MHz) |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.97 | 9.91 |
| Recency | 30 June 2011 | 23 May 2023 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 6 |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 15 Watt |
Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U has a 921.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, a 700% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD A6-3600 in performance tests.
Note that A6-3600 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U is a notebook one.
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