AMD Ryzen 5 7540U — Benchmarks & Specs
Bottom line: how fast is the AMD Ryzen 5 7540U?
At 1080p Ultra, the AMD Ryzen 5 7540U averages 10 fps in Cyberpunk 2077, per Notebookcheck. In PassMark CPU Mark it scores 18,606 pts, per PassMark.
Every figure above is a row in the tables below, and each row links out to the review or public benchmark database the number was taken from. SpecPicks aggregates published measurements; it does not report first-party benchmark runs.
The AMD Ryzen 5 7540U is a processor from the Zen 4 family from AMD. Data on this page draws on 10 synthetic benchmark results, 1 measured game frame-rate result, compiled from Notebookcheck, Geekbench Browser, PassMark, technical.city; each table row links to its source. Read this page when shopping the AMD Ryzen 5 7540U, comparing it against other processors in your build, or sizing it for a specific workload (gaming at 1080p/1440p/4K or synthetic benchmark scores).
Gaming Performance (measured FPS)
Average and 1% low frame rates by game, resolution, and quality preset. Bars are scaled against the fastest result on this page.
| Game | Resolution | Settings | Relative | Avg FPS | 1% low | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1080p | Ultra | 10 fps | — | Notebookcheck 2024-10-18 |
Synthetic Benchmarks
Higher is better. Bars are scaled within each benchmark family (multi-thread, single-thread, etc.) so you can compare like-with-like at a glance.
| Benchmark | Relative | Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PassMark CPU Mark | 18,606 pts | PassMark 2026-04-20 | |
| PassMark CPU Mark | 18,507 points | PassMark Software 2026-07-04 | |
| Cinebench R23 multi | 10,383 points | Notebookcheck 2024-10-18 | |
| Geekbench 6 multi | 8,971 points | technical.city 2024-01-01 | |
| Geekbench 6 multi | 8,383 points | Geekbench Browser 2023-09-01 | |
| PassMark Single Thread | 3,523 pts | PassMark 2026-04-20 | |
| PassMark Single Thread Rating | 3,494 points | PassMark Software 2026-10-02 | |
| Geekbench 6 single | 2,519 points | technical.city 2024-01-01 | |
| Geekbench 6 single | 2,281 points | Geekbench Browser 2023-09-01 | |
| Cinebench R23 single | 1,699 points | Notebookcheck 2024-10-18 |
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