AMD Ryzen 7 8700G vs AMD Ryzen 5 7540U

Compared 2 processors: AMD Ryzen 7 8700G, vs AMD Ryzen 5 7540U. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs AMD Ryzen 7 8700G and AMD Ryzen 5 7540U
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
1821
AMD Ryzen 5 7540U
1789
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
18049
AMD Ryzen 5 7540U
9892
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
103
AMD Ryzen 5 7540U
n/a
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
995
AMD Ryzen 5 7540U
n/a
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
3916
AMD Ryzen 5 7540U
3567
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
31619
AMD Ryzen 5 7540U
18600
Integer Math102.8 GOps/s60.3 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math63.5 GOps/s36.2 GOps/s
Prime Number Search104 M primes/s66 M primes/s
Random String Sort45.7 M strings/s24.6 M strings/s
Data Encryption22.8 GB/s12.6 GB/s
Data Compression386.1 MB/s211.1 MB/s
Physics1661 frames/s978 frames/s
Extended Instructions29 M matrices/s152 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
2635
AMD Ryzen 5 7540U
2405
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
14225
AMD Ryzen 5 7540U
8822
File Compression1440 MB/s988.4 MB/s
Clang Compilation108.2 KLines/s63.6 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser303.9 pages/s172.2 pages/s
PDF Rendering402.6 MP/sec215.5 MP/sec
Text Processing272 pages/s239.6 pages/s
Background Blur65.4 frames/s42.6 frames/s
Photo Processing108 frames/s72.2 frames/s
Ray Tracing23.6 MP/sec13.3 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
245.21
AMD Ryzen 5 7540U
142.27

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 218.8 PPW 294.1 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 486.4 PPW 620 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 15.3 PPW n/a
Blender / W 3.77 PPW 4.74 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer AMD AMD
Announced January, 8, 2024 May, 23, 2023
Type PC use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 4 (Phoenix) Zen 4 (Phoenix)
Integrated GPU Radeon 780M Radeon 740M

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Frequency 4.2 GHz 3.2 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.1 GHz 4.9 GHz
General
Cores count86
Threads count1612
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier42x32x
L1 cache64 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache1000 KB/core1000 KB/core
L3 Cache16 MB total16 MB total
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Package

Transistor count 25 billion 25 billion
Process tech. 4 nm 4 nm
Power (TDP) 45-65 W 15-30 W
Max TDP (Boost) 88 W n/a
Socket AM5 FP7
Critical temp. 95 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type DDR5-5200 - DDR5-5600
- LPDDR5x-7500
Max Size 256 GB 256 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support No No

Other

PCIe Version 4.0 4.0
Max PCIe Lanes 20 14

Results

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