Ryzen 5 7400 vs Ryzen 5 240
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 240 outperforms Ryzen 5 7400 by a small 5% 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 | 609 | 656 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 12.39 | 8.14 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Hawk Point (2024−2025) | Raphael (2023−2025) |
| Release date | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) | 16 September 2025 (recently) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 240 and Ryzen 5 7400 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 4.3 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| Die size | 178 mm2 | 71 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 61 °C |
| Number of transistors | 25,000 million | 6,570 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 240 and Ryzen 5 7400 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 | FP8 | AM5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 240 and Ryzen 5 7400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Ryzen AI, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 240 and Ryzen 5 7400 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 240 and Ryzen 5 7400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 760M | AMD Radeon Graphics |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 240 and Ryzen 5 7400.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | 24 |
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 13.19 | 12.52 |
| Integrated graphics card | 12.40 | 1.73 |
| Recency | 6 January 2025 | 16 September 2025 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 65 Watt |
Ryzen 5 240 has a 5.4% higher aggregate performance score, 616.8% faster integrated GPU, a 25% more advanced lithography process, and 44.4% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 5 7400, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 months.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between AMD Ryzen 5 240 and AMD Ryzen 5 7400.
Be aware that Ryzen 5 240 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 7400 is a desktop one.
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