Ryzen 5 8640HS vs Athlon 64 X2 4800+
Primary details
Comparing Athlon 64 X2 4800+ and Ryzen 5 8640HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 503 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | 2x Athlon 64 (Desktop) | no data |
| Architecture codename | Windsor (2006−2009) | Hawk Point-HS (Zen 4) |
| Release date | no data | 6 December 2023 (less than a year ago) |
| Current price | $170 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Athlon 64 X2 4800+ and Ryzen 5 8640HS 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| Bus support | 1000 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | no data | 178 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 25,000 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 64 X2 4800+ and Ryzen 5 8640HS 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 configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | no data | FP8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 4800+ and Ryzen 5 8640HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | DDR5-5600/LPDDR5x-7500 RAM, PCIe 4, Ryzen AI, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3 |
| AES-NI | no data | + |
| AVX | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 X2 4800+ and Ryzen 5 8640HS are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 X2 4800+ and Ryzen 5 8640HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon 760M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 X2 4800+ and Ryzen 5 8640HS.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 20 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Ryzen 5 8640HS outperforms Athlon 64 X2 4800+ by 3032% in Passmark.
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 2 | 6 |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 28 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Athlon 64 X2 4800+ and Ryzen 5 8640HS. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Athlon 64 X2 4800+ is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 8640HS is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 64 X2 4800+ and Ryzen 5 8640HS, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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