Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U vs Athlon 64 LE-1640

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 LE-1640 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated694
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiencyno data37.68
Architecture codenameOrleans (2007−2009)Hawk Point (2024)
Release date7 January 2009 (15 years ago)16 April 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 LE-1640 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U 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 cores1 (Single-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads112
Base clock speed2.6 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz4.9 GHz
L1 cache128 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K1 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography90 nm4 nm
Die size101.3 mm2137 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)69 °Cno data
Number of transistors154 million20,900 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 LE-1640 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U 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
SocketAM2FP7
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 LE-1640 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 LE-1640 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 LE-1640 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)AMD Radeon 740M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 LE-1640 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanesno data14

Pros & cons summary


Recency 7 January 2009 16 April 2024
Physical cores 1 6
Threads 1 12
Chip lithography 90 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 28 Watt

Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U has an age advantage of 15 years, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, a 2150% more advanced lithography process, and 60.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Athlon 64 LE-1640 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Athlon 64 LE-1640 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U is a server/workstation one.


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