Ryzen Z2 Go vs Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U outperforms Ryzen Z2 by a considerable 42% 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 | 1166 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040) | AMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+) |
| Power efficiency | 28.07 | 10.56 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Phoenix (Zen4) (2023) | Rembrandt R (2025) |
| Release date | 23 May 2023 (2 years ago) | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U and Ryzen Z2 Go 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.9 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 6 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 8 MB |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 6 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 Ryzen Z2 Go 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 | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U and Ryzen Z2 Go. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 740M ( - 2500 MHz) | AMD Radeon 680M |
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 | 9.91 | 6.96 |
| Integrated graphics card | 7.28 | 9.17 |
| Recency | 23 May 2023 | 6 January 2025 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 4 |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 28 Watt |
Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U has a 42.4% higher aggregate performance score, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, a 50% more advanced lithography process, and 86.7% lower power consumption.
Ryzen Z2 Go, on the other hand, has 26% faster integrated GPU, and an age advantage of 1 year.
The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen Z2 Go in performance tests.
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