Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U vs Athlon X2 QL-66

Place in the ranking	2987	553
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	2x AMD Athlon	AMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Power efficiency	no data	84.54
Architecture codename	Lion (2008−2009)	Phoenix (Zen4) (2023)
Release date	1 September 2009 (15 years ago)	23 May 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon X2 QL-66 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U 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	2.2 GHz	4.9 GHz
Bus rate	3600 MHz	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	no data	16 MB
Chip lithography	65 nm	4 nm
Die size	no data	178 mm²
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X2 QL-66 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U 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.

Socket	S1g2	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X2 QL-66 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization	no data
PowerNow	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon 760M

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon X2 QL-66 0.40

Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U 13.40
+3250%

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.

Athlon X2 QL-66 641

Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U 21287
+3221%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.40	13.40
Recency	1 September 2009	23 May 2023
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	2	12
Chip lithography	65 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	15 Watt

Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U has a 3250% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, a 1525% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon X2 QL-66 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon X2 QL-66 and Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.