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AMD Ryzen 9 7900 vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7545U vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U

AMD Ryzen 9 7900

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The AMD Ryzen 9 79 00 is a high-end desktop processorfrom the Raphael series with 12 cores and hyperthreading (SMT), which means it can process up to 24 threads simultaneously. Launched in early 2023, the Ryzen 9 7900 is the fastest 12-core processor with 65 watts TDP.

The Ryzen 9 7900 clocks at 3.7 GHz base clock and reaches up to 5.4 GHz on one core in Turbo mode. This is also the difference to the higher clocked Ryzen 9 7900X.

At first glance, the internal structure of the processor has not changed fundamentally. The AMD Ryzen 9 7900 is still based on the chiplet design consisting of two CCD clusters, each containing a CCX with 8 cores. However, the manufacturing process has been scaled down to 5 nm, which ensures higher clock rates. There is also the IO die, which contains the memory controller and the iGPU, among other things. This is now manufactured in a 6 nm structure width.

The AMD Ryzen 9 7900 can impress in games thanks to the significantly improved IPC.

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7545U

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The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7545U is a fast mid-range laptop processor of the Phoenix series. It offers 6 cores (hexa core) based on the Zen 4 architecture that supports hyperthreading (12 threads). The cores clock from 3.2 (base) up to 4.9 GHz (single core boost). The processor includes 6 MB L2 cache and 16 MB L3 cache.

Compared to the consumer Ryzen 5 7545U, the PRO models offer additional security, manageability, and reliability features designed for professional users and workstation environments.

Thanks to the new Zen 4 architecture and higher clock speeds, the R5 7545U is clearly faster than the old Ryzen 5 6600U (Zen 3, 6 cores, 4.5 GHz). Compared to the similar 7640U, the 7545U offers a lower base clock and a slower iGPU. Compared to the similar Ryzen 5 7540U, the 7545U offers a higher clocked GPU and uses the smaller Zen 4c cores for 4 of the 6 CPU cores.

The chip integrates a modern and fasts RDNA 3 graphics card (iGPU) called Radeon 740M with 4 of the 12 CUs and 2.5 GHz clock speed. Furthermore, the Phoenix series include a video engine with AV1 de- and encoding, and a dual-channel DDR5-5600 / LPDDR5x-7500 memory controller (with ECC support). The connectivity features includes 2 possible USB 4 (40 Gbps) ports and 20 PCIe 4.0 lanes for a GPU and SSDs. The new Xilinx FPGA based XDNA AI accelerator (Ryzen AI) is not included in the 7545U.

The Phoenix series uses a single monolithic design (unlike the chiplet design of the 7045HX series) and is manufactured in the modern 4nm process at TSMC. The TDP can be configured between 15 and 30 Watt (28 Watt default).

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U

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The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U is a fast mid-range laptop processor of the Phoenix series. It offers 6 cores (hexa core) based on the Zen 4 architecture that supports hyperthreading (12 threads). The cores clock from 3.2 (base) up to 4.9 GHz (single core boost). The processor includes 6 MB L2 cache and 16 MB L3 cache.

Compared to the consumer Ryzen 5 7540U, the PRO models offer additional security, manageability, and reliability features designed for professional users and workstation environments.

Thanks to the new Zen 4 architecture and higher clock speeds, the R5 PRO 7540U is clearly faster than the old Ryzen 5 6600U (Zen 3, 6 cores, 4.5 GHz). Compared to the similar PRO 7640U, the 7540U offers a lower base clock and a slower iGPU.

The chip integrates a modern and fasts RDNA 3 graphics card (iGPU) called Radeon 740M with 4 of the 12 CUs and 2.5 GHz clock speed. Furthermore, the Phoenix series include a video engine with AV1 de- and encoding, a new Xilinx FPGA based XDNA AI accelerator (Ryzen AI) that should be faster than the AI engine in the Apple M2 SOC and a dual-channel DDR5-5600 / LPDDR5x-7500 memory controller (with ECC support). The connectivity features includes 2 possible USB 4 (40 Gbps) ports and 20 PCIe 4.0 lanes for a GPU and SSDs.

The Phoenix series uses a single monolithic design (unlike the chiplet design of the 7045HX series) and is manufactured in the modern 4nm process at TSMC. The TDP can be configured between 35 and 45 Watt.

ModelAMD Ryzen 9 7900AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7545UAMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U
CodenameRaphael (Zen4)Phoenix (Zen4)Phoenix (Zen4)
SeriesAMD Raphael (Zen 4, Ryzen 7000)AMD Phoenix (Zen 4)AMD Phoenix (Zen 4)
Series: Phoenix (Zen 4) Phoenix (Zen4)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D4.2 - 5.7 GHz16 / 32 cores128 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X4.7 - 5.6 GHz12 / 24 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 « 3.7 - 5.4 GHz12 / 24 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X4.5 - 5.4 GHz8 / 16 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 77003.8 - 5.3 GHz8 / 16 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D4.2 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores96 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X4.7 - 5.3 GHz6 / 12 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 76003.8 - 5.1 GHz6 / 12 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7640HS4.3 - 5 GHz6 / 12 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen Z13.2 - 4.9 GHz6 / 12 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U3.5 - 4.9 GHz6 / 12 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 7545U3.2 - 4.9 GHz6 / 12 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7545U « 3.2 - 4.9 GHz6 / 12 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 7540U3.2 - 4.9 GHz6 / 12 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U3.2 - 4.9 GHz6 / 12 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7640HS4.3 - 5 GHz6 / 12 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen Z13.2 - 4.9 GHz6 / 12 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U3.5 - 4.9 GHz6 / 12 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 7545U3.2 - 4.9 GHz6 / 12 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7545U3.2 - 4.9 GHz6 / 12 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 7540U3.2 - 4.9 GHz6 / 12 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7540U « 3.2 - 4.9 GHz6 / 12 cores16 MB L3
Clock3700 - 5400 MHz3200 - 4900 MHz3200 - 4900 MHz
L1 Cache768 KB384 KB384 KB
L2 Cache12 MB6 MB6 MB
L3 Cache64 MB16 MB16 MB
Cores / Threads12 / 246 / 12
2 x 4.9 GHz AMD Zen 4
4 x 4.9 GHz AMD Zen 4c
6 / 12
6 x 4.9 GHz AMD Zen 4
TDP65 Watt28 Watt15 Watt
Transistors9.9 Million
Technology5 nm4 nm4 nm
Voltage0.650 - 1.475V V
Die Size262 mm2178 mm2178 mm2
max. Temp.95 °C100 °C100 °C
SocketAM5 (LGA 1718)
FeaturesMMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, x86-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512F, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2
iGPUAMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) ( - 2200 MHz)AMD Radeon 740M ( - 2800 MHz)AMD Radeon 740M ( - 2500 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
Announced
Manufacturerwww.amd.comwww.amd.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R9 7900
46.1 pt (77%)
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Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
100%
1 R9 7900 +
24776 Points (23%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
100%
1 R9 7900 +
1966 Points (83%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
100%
1 R9 7900 +
762 Points (83%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
100%
1 R9 7900 +
9703 Points (24%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
100%
1 R9 7900 +
4020 Points (25%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
100%
1 R9 7900 +
315 Points (87%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
100%
1 R9 7900 +
45.3 Points (59%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
100%
1 R9 7900 +
3.7 Points (87%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
100%
1 R9 7900 +
8339 Points (50%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
100%
1 R9 7900 +
60934 Points (44%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
100%
1 R9 7900 +
46.8 s (1%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
100%
1 R9 7900 +
3 s (1%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
100%
1 R9 7900 +
10154 Points (16%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multi Thread 4 runs
100%
1 R9 7900 +
112881 MIPS (65%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
100%
1 R9 7900 +
7936 MIPS (94%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
100%
1 R9 7900 +
207 fps (69%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
100%
1 R9 7900 +
355.5 fps (82%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
100%
1 R9 7900 +
31.2 fps (55%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
100%
1 R9 7900 +
2 GB/s (59%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
100%
1 R9 7900 +
3.1 GB/s (53%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
100%
1 R9 7900 +
21.5 GB/s (56%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
100%
1 R9 7900 +
199 Seconds (3%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
100%
1 R9 7900 +
125 Seconds (1%)
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
100%
1 R9 7900 +
0.4 sec (8%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
100%
1 R9 7900 +
19451 Points (41%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
100%
1 R9 7900 +
6.7 s (1%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
100%
1 R9 7900 +
13.9 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
100%
1 R9 7900 +
329 s (1%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
100%
1 R9 7900 +
26325 Points (65%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
100%
1 R9 7900 +
14817 Points (62%)
Geekbench 6.4 - Geekbench 6.4 Single-Core
100%
1 R9 7900 +
2990 Points (75%)
2518 Points (63%)
Geekbench 6.4 - Geekbench 6.4 Multi-Core
100%
1 R9 7900 +
15725 Points (61%)
8788 Points (34%)
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Single-Core
100%
1 R9 7900 +
min: 2848     avg: 2859     median: 2858.5 (91%)     max: 2869 Points
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Multi-Core
100%
1 R9 7900 +
min: 16864     avg: 16913     median: 16912.5 (69%)     max: 16961 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 R9 7900 +
2203 Points (86%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 R9 7900 +
17880 Points (32%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 R9 7900 +
2096 Points (9%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 R9 7900 +
17581 Points (55%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 R9 7900 +
8861 Points (88%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 R9 7900 +
65241 Points (65%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
100%
1 R9 7900 +
452 ms (1%)
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
100%
1 R9 7900 +
302 Points (83%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
100%
1 R9 7900 +
366 Points (66%)
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
100%
1 R9 7900 +
2322 Points (87%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
100%
1 R9 7900 +
203 Watt (35%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
100%
1 R9 7900 +
196.9 Watt (36%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
100%
1 R9 7900 +
106.9 Watt (71%)
Power Consumption - Power Efficiency - Cinebench R15 Multi external Monitor
100%
1 R9 7900 +
20.4 Points per Watt (15%)

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 9 7900 → 0% n=0

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7545U → 0% n=0

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