Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U vs Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
11.50
Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U
2024
8 cores / 16 threads, 28 Watt
15.38
+33.7%

Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U outperforms Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U by a substantial 34% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking685454
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesAMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)no data
Power efficiency72.5651.98
Architecture codenamePhoenix (Zen4) (2023)Hawk Point (2024)
Release date23 May 2023 (1 year ago)16 April 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1216
Base clock speed3.2 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.9 GHz5.1 GHz
L1 cache384 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache6 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography4 nm4 nm
Die size178 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataFP7
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon 740M ( - 2500 MHz)AMD Radeon 780M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U 11.50
Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U 15.38
+33.7%

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.

Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U 18265
Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U 24431
+33.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.50 15.38
Integrated graphics card 8.31 18.32
Recency 23 May 2023 16 April 2024
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 28 Watt

Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U has 86.7% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U, on the other hand, has a 33.7% higher aggregate performance score, 120.5% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 10 months, and 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

The Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U is a notebook processor while Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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