Apple M4 (8 cores) vs Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U and Apple M4 (8 cores) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 685 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040) | Apple M4 |
| Power efficiency | 72.37 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Phoenix (Zen4) (2023) | no data |
| Release date | 23 May 2023 (1 year ago) | 28 October 2024 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U and Apple M4 (8 cores) 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 4.9 GHz | 4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 6 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Die size | 178 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U and Apple M4 (8 cores) 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.
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 5 Watt |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon 740M ( - 2500 MHz) | Apple M4 8-core GPU |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 23 May 2023 | 28 October 2024 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 8 |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 5 Watt |
Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U has 50% more threads.
Apple M4 (8 cores), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, 33.3% more physical cores, a 33.3% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U and Apple M4 (8 cores). We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U is a notebook processor while Apple M4 (8 cores) is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U and Apple M4 (8 cores), ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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