Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U vs Apple M4 Max (16 cores)
Aggregate performance score
Apple M4 Max (16 cores) outperforms Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U by a whopping 144% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 168 | 685 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Apple M4 | AMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040) |
| Power efficiency | 29.41 | 72.37 |
| Architecture codename | no data | Phoenix (Zen4) (2023) |
| Release date | 30 October 2024 (less than a year ago) | 23 May 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Apple M4 Max (16 cores) 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 | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.51 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 384 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 6 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | no data | 178 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | + |
Compatibility
Information on Apple M4 Max (16 cores) 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) | 90 Watt | 15 Watt |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Apple M4 40-core GPU | AMD Radeon 740M ( - 2500 MHz) |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 27.97 | 11.47 |
| Recency | 30 October 2024 | 23 May 2023 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 6 |
| Threads | 16 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 90 Watt | 15 Watt |
Apple M4 Max (16 cores) has a 143.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 166.7% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and a 33.3% more advanced lithography process.
Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U, on the other hand, has 500% lower power consumption.
The Apple M4 Max (16 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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