Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U vs Athlon PRO 200GE

Primary details

Comparing Athlon PRO 200GE and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1658	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	10.10	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Athlon	no data
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	Hawk Point
Release date	1 June 2018 (6 years ago)	16 April 2024 (less than a year ago)
Current price	$70	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Athlon PRO 200GE and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U 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	3.2 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	4.9 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Die size	209.78 mm2	178 mm2
Number of transistors	4,800 million	25,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Athlon PRO 200GE and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U 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	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	AM4	FP7
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon PRO 200GE and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon PRO 200GE and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon PRO 200GE and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR5
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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AMD Radeon RX Vega 3

AMD Radeon 760M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon PRO 200GE and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	20

Pros & cons summary

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Integrated graphics card	2.98	15.32
Recency	1 June 2018	16 April 2024
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	2	12
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	28 Watt

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