Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U vs Phenom II X2 P650

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X2 P650 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated678
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series2x AMD Phenom IIAMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Power efficiencyno data72.37
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Phoenix (Zen4) (2023)
Release date19 October 2010 (14 years ago)23 May 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X2 P650 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 cores2 (Dual-core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads212
Base clock speedno data3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHzno data
L1 cache256 KB384 KB
L2 cache2 MB6 MB
L3 cacheno data16 MB
Chip lithography45 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data178 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X2 P650 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.

SocketS1no data
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X2 P650 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsHyperTransport 3.0, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Vurtualizationno data
VirusProtect+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X2 P650 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 740M ( - 2500 MHz)

Pros & cons summary


Recency 19 October 2010 23 May 2023
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 45 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U has an age advantage of 12 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, a 1025% more advanced lithography process, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

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