Ryzen 5 7535U vs Athlon X4 740

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon X4 740
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
1.70
Ryzen 5 7535U
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 28 Watt
10.54
+520%

Ryzen 5 7535U outperforms Athlon X4 740 by a whopping 520% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon X4 740 and Ryzen 5 7535U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking1964687
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Rembrandt-R
Release date2 October 2012 (11 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Current price$19.99 no data

Detailed specifications

Athlon X4 740 and Ryzen 5 7535U 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed3.2 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.55 GHz
L1 cache192K64K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB (shared)512K (per core)
L3 cacheno data16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm6 nm
Die size246 mm2208 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,303 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X4 740 and Ryzen 5 7535U 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
SocketFM2FP7
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 740 and Ryzen 5 7535U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI++
FMA+no data
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X4 740 and Ryzen 5 7535U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X4 740 and Ryzen 5 7535U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1866DDR5-4800

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 660M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 740 and Ryzen 5 7535U.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon X4 740 1.70
Ryzen 5 7535U 10.54
+520%

Ryzen 5 7535U outperforms Athlon X4 740 by 520% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Athlon X4 740 2626
Ryzen 5 7535U 16296
+521%

Ryzen 5 7535U outperforms Athlon X4 740 by 521% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Athlon X4 740 396
Ryzen 5 7535U 1711
+332%

Ryzen 5 7535U outperforms Athlon X4 740 by 332% in GeekBench 5 Single-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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Athlon X4 740 954
Ryzen 5 7535U 6499
+581%

Ryzen 5 7535U outperforms Athlon X4 740 by 581% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.70 10.54
Recency 2 October 2012 4 January 2023
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 4 12
Chip lithography 32 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 28 Watt

The Ryzen 5 7535U is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon X4 740 in performance tests.

Note that Athlon X4 740 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 7535U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon X4 740 and Ryzen 5 7535U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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