Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U vs i7-1060NG7
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U outperforms Core i7-1060NG7 by a whopping 167% 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 | 1641 | 905 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Ice Lake | AMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040) |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Ice Lake Y (2020) | Phoenix (Zen4) (2023) |
| Release date | 20 March 2020 (5 years ago) | 23 May 2023 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Core i7-1060NG7 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 1.2 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| Bus rate | 4 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 384 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 6 MB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | no data | 178 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 100 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-1060NG7 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.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 6 MB + 16 MB |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-1060NG7 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| vPro | - | no data |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | + | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Core i7-1060NG7 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® ME | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-1060NG7 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-1060NG7 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | LPDDR4-3733 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 58.3 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel Iris Plus Graphics | AMD Radeon 740M ( - 2500 MHz) |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.1 GHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-1060NG7 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-1060NG7 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | Yes, at 120Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096 x 2304@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over eDP | 5120 x 3200@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 5120 x 3200@60Hz | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core i7-1060NG7 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 12 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-1060NG7 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.71 | 9.90 |
| Integrated graphics card | 4.24 | 7.22 |
| Recency | 20 March 2020 | 23 May 2023 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 6 |
| Threads | 8 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 6 Watt |
Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U has a 166.8% higher aggregate performance score, 70.3% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 3 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, a 150% more advanced lithography process, and 66.7% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core i7-1060NG7 in performance tests.
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