Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U vs Athlon 64 TF-20

Place in the ranking	3301	694
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	AMD Athlon 64	no data
Power efficiency	0.61	38.46
Architecture codename	Sherman (2009)	Hawk Point (2024)
Release date	1 May 2009 (15 years ago)	16 April 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 TF-20 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 cores	1 (Single-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	1	12
Base clock speed	no data	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.6 GHz	4.9 GHz
Bus rate	667 MHz	no data
L1 cache	0.1 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	65 nm	4 nm
Die size	no data	137 mm²
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	20,900 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 TF-20 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 configuration	no data	1
Socket	S1g1	FP7
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 TF-20 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection	no data
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
VirusProtect	+	-
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 TF-20 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 TF-20 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

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DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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AMD Radeon 740M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 TF-20 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	14

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.16	11.38
Recency	1 May 2009	16 April 2024
Physical cores	1	6
Threads	1	12
Chip lithography	65 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	28 Watt

Athlon 64 TF-20 has 12% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U, on the other hand, has a 7012.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 1525% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 TF-20 in performance tests.

Be aware that Athlon 64 TF-20 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U is a server/workstation one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 64 TF-20 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.