Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U vs Pentium M 730

Place in the ranking	3277	694
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Pentium M	no data
Power efficiency	0.60	38.46
Architecture codename	Dothan (2004−2005)	Hawk Point (2024)
Release date	19 January 2005 (19 years ago)	16 April 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium M 730 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	1.6 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.6 GHz	4.9 GHz
Bus rate	533 MHz	no data
L1 cache	32 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	90 nm	4 nm
Die size	87 mm²	137 mm²
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	144 million	20,900 million
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
VID voltage range	1.26V-1.356V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium M 730 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	1	1
Socket	PPGA478, H-PBGA479	FP7
Power consumption (TDP)	27 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium M 730 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	32 Bit	no data
FSB parity	-	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Pentium M 730 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium M 730 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	-	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium M 730 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR2

DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

AMD Radeon 740M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium M 730 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	14

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.17	11.38
Recency	19 January 2005	16 April 2024
Physical cores	1	6
Threads	1	12
Chip lithography	90 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	27 Watt	28 Watt

Pentium M 730 has 3.7% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U, on the other hand, has a 6594.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 19 years, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 2150% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium M 730 in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium M 730 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U is a server/workstation one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium M 730 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8540U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.