Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U vs Apple M2 Pro
Aggregate performance score
M2 Pro outperforms Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U by a significant 26% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 713 | 943 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Apple Apple M-Series | AMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040) |
| Power efficiency | no data | 28.02 |
| Designer | Apple | AMD |
| Architecture codename | no data | Phoenix (Zen4) (2023) |
| Release date | 17 January 2023 (3 years ago) | 23 May 2023 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of M2 Pro and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U: 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 | 12 (Dodeca-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 2.424 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | 3.3 MB | 384 KB |
| L2 cache | 36 MB | 6 MB |
| L3 cache | 24 MB | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | no data | 178 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 40000 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | + |
Compatibility
Information on M2 Pro 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.
| Power consumption (TDP) | W | 15 Watt |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU | 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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 12.54 | 9.96 |
| Recency | 17 January 2023 | 23 May 2023 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 6 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 4 nm |
Apple M2 Pro has a 26% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores.
Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 months, and a 25% more advanced lithography process.
The Apple M2 Pro is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U in performance tests.
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