AMD Ryzen 5 7540U
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AMD Ryzen 5 7540U vs AMD FX-8350. Specifications

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AMD Ryzen 5 7540U
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AMD FX-8350
AMD FX-8350

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 5 7540U or AMD FX-8350? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

AMD Ryzen 5 7540U has a base frequency of 3.2 GHz. 6 / 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 28 W. Released in 2023-05-03.

AMD FX-8350 has a base frequency of 4 GHz. 8 / 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 125 W. Released in Q4/2012.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 7540U Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 7540U
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  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 17% higher specified turbo frequency

    4.9 GHz left arrow 4.2 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    28 W left arrow 125 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 7540U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    182 place
AMD FX-8350 Reasons to consider
AMD FX-8350
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    232 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 25% better clock speed

    4 GHz left arrow 3.2 GHz
  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    8 left arrow 6

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD FX-8350 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    327 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    258 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    480 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    345 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    781 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    441 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    890 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    627 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    145 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    589 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    345 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    533 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    286 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    438 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 5 7540U AMD Ryzen 5 7540U
AMD FX-8350 AMD FX-8350
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 7040 left arrow AMD FX-8000
  • Family
    Ryzen left arrow FX-Series
  • Form Factor
    Laptops / Desktops left arrow Desktops
  • Generation
    6 left arrow 2
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Series
    Ryzen 7000 Series left arrow FX 8-Core Black Edition Processors
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.2 GHz left arrow 4 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • Core Configuration
    6x Zen 4 left arrow -
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 8
  • CPU Threads
    12 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow No
  • Max. Boost Clock
    4.9 GHz left arrow 4.2 GHz
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.9 GHz left arrow 4.2 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    - left arrow 4.1 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow -
  • Execution units
    4 left arrow -
  • Generation
    10 left arrow -
  • GPU Frequency
    2500 MHz left arrow -
  • GPU name
    AMD Radeon 740M left arrow None
  • GPU Turbo
    2500 MHz left arrow No turbo
  • Graphics Cores
    4 left arrow -
  • Max. displays
    4 left arrow -
  • Max. GPU Memory
    32 GB left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q3/2023 left arrow -
  • Shader
    256 left arrow -
  • Technology
    4 nm left arrow -
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Conflicting source values: Decode | Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow No
  • VP9
    Decode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD FX-8350 and AMD Ryzen 5 7540U. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    256 GB left arrow -
  • Memory Bandwidth
    89.6 GB/s left arrow -
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR5 (FP7r2) / LPDDR5X (FP7-FP8) left arrow DDR3
  • PCIe
    PCIe 4.0 left arrow -
  • System Memory Specification
    - left arrow 1866
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 5 7540U and AMD FX-8350 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Configurable TDP
    15-30 W left arrow -
  • Default TDP
    28 W left arrow 125 W
  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    100 °C left arrow 61 °C
  • TDP (PL1 / PBP, legacy combined label)
    15 W left arrow -
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    - left arrow 125 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 5 7540U and AMD FX-8350, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Phoenix (Zen 4) left arrow Vishera (Bulldozer)
  • Chip design
    Monolithic left arrow -
  • Codename
    Phoenix left arrow Vishera
  • Documents
    Technical data sheet left arrow -
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
  • L2-Cache
    6 MB left arrow 8 MB
  • L3-Cache
    16 MB left arrow 8 MB
  • Operating systems
    Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux left arrow -
  • Release date
    2023-05-03 left arrow Q4/2012
  • Socket
    FP7 / FP7r2 left arrow AM3+
  • Technology
    TSMC 4nm FinFET left arrow 32nm SOI
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow AMD-V
  • L1-Cache
    - left arrow 0.375 MB
  • Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
    - left arrow FD8350FRHKBOX
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    - left arrow FD8350FRW8KHK

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

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