Ryzen 5 8540U vs Turion X2 RM-72
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 8540U outperforms Turion X2 RM-72 by a whopping 2589% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Turion X2 RM-72 and Ryzen 5 8540U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2957 | 661 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 2x AMD Turion | no data |
| Power efficiency | 1.19 | 40.01 |
| Architecture codename | Puma (2008−2009) | Hawk Point-U (Zen 4 + Zen 4c) (2023) |
| Release date | 1 January 2009 (15 years ago) | 6 December 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Turion X2 RM-72 and Ryzen 5 8540U 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | no data | 137 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 20,900 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Turion X2 RM-72 and Ryzen 5 8540U 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | S1 | FP7 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion X2 RM-72 and Ryzen 5 8540U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization | AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion X2 RM-72 and Ryzen 5 8540U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion X2 RM-72 and Ryzen 5 8540U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon 740M ( - 2800 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion X2 RM-72 and Ryzen 5 8540U.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 14 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.44 | 11.83 |
| Recency | 1 January 2009 | 6 December 2023 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 6 |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 28 Watt |
Ryzen 5 8540U has a 2588.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, a 1525% more advanced lithography process, and 25% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 5 8540U is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion X2 RM-72 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Turion X2 RM-72 and Ryzen 5 8540U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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