Ryzen 5 8400F vs Athlon 64 LE-1640B

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 LE-1640B and Ryzen 5 8400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated457
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data64.44
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data22.26
Architecture codenameLima (2008−2009)Phoenix (2023−2024)
Release dateApril 2008 (16 years ago)1 April 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$170

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 LE-1640B and Ryzen 5 8400F 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 cores1 (Single-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads112
Base clock speedno data4.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz4.7 GHz
L1 cache128K64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K1 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm4 nm
Die size77 mm2178 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °Cno data
Number of transistors122 million25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 LE-1640B and Ryzen 5 8400F 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 configuration11
SocketAM2AM5
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 LE-1640B and Ryzen 5 8400F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 LE-1640B and Ryzen 5 8400F are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 LE-1640B and Ryzen 5 8400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 LE-1640B and Ryzen 5 8400F.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 1 6
Threads 1 12
Chip lithography 65 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 65 Watt

Athlon 64 LE-1640B has 44.4% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 8400F, on the other hand, has 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 1525% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Athlon 64 LE-1640B and Ryzen 5 8400F. We've got no test results to judge.


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