MediaTek Kompanio 838 vs Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U outperforms MediaTek Kompanio 838 by a whopping 227% 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 | 891 | 1809 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040) | Mediatek MediaTek Kompanio |
| Power efficiency | 28.06 | no data |
| Designer | AMD | no data |
| Architecture codename | Phoenix (Zen4) (2023) | Cortex-A78 / A55 (2022−2024) |
| Release date | 23 May 2023 (2 years ago) | 31 May 2024 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U and MediaTek Kompanio 838 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 | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.9 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 6 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | no data |
| 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 MediaTek Kompanio 838 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 | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U and MediaTek Kompanio 838. 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) | ARM Mali-G57 MP3 |
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 | 9.89 | 3.02 |
| Recency | 23 May 2023 | 31 May 2024 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 8 |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U has a 227.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more threads.
MediaTek Kompanio 838, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 33.3% more physical cores.
The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U is our recommended choice as it beats the MediaTek Kompanio 838 in performance tests.
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