Ryzen 5 7540U vs Phenom II X2 N620
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 7540U outperforms Phenom II X2 N620 by a whopping 1326% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2868 | 832 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 2x AMD Phenom II | AMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040) |
| Power efficiency | 0.90 | 16.01 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Phoenix (Zen4) (2023) |
| Release date | 12 May 2010 (15 years ago) | 3 May 2023 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X2 N620 and Ryzen 5 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | no data | 178 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 25,000 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X2 N620 and Ryzen 5 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | S1 | FP7 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X2 N620 and Ryzen 5 7540U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | HyperTransport 3.0, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Vurtualization | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X2 N620 and Ryzen 5 7540U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X2 N620 and Ryzen 5 7540U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon 740M ( - 2500 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X2 N620 and Ryzen 5 7540U.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 20 |
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.
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.
Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.
Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.
3DMark06 CPU
3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.74 | 10.55 |
| Recency | 12 May 2010 | 3 May 2023 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 6 |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 28 Watt |
Ryzen 5 7540U has a 1325.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, a 1025% more advanced lithography process, and 25% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen 5 7540U is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Phenom II X2 N620 in performance tests.
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