EPYC 7203P vs Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 7203P outperforms Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U by a significant 26% 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 | 905 | 682 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 29.13 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040) | no data |
| Power efficiency | no data | 11.16 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Phoenix (Zen4) (2023) | Milan (2021−2023) |
| Release date | 23 May 2023 (2 years ago) | 5 September 2023 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $348 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U and EPYC 7203P 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 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.9 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 6 MB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 64 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | 178 mm2 | 2x 81 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 8,300 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U and EPYC 7203P 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 | no data | SP3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 MB + 16 MB | 120 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U and EPYC 7203P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U and EPYC 7203P are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U and EPYC 7203P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 740M ( - 2500 MHz) | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U and EPYC 7203P.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 128 |
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 | 9.90 | 12.49 |
| Recency | 23 May 2023 | 5 September 2023 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 8 |
| Threads | 12 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 120 Watt |
Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U has a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 1900% lower power consumption.
EPYC 7203P, on the other hand, has a 26.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 months, and 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.
The AMD EPYC 7203P is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U is a notebook processor while EPYC 7203P is a server/workstation one.
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