Ryzen 5 7640U vs Athlon X4 860K

Primary details

Comparing Athlon X4 860K and Ryzen 5 7640U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1752	497
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.49	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Architecture codename	Kaveri (2014−2015)	Phoenix-U (Zen 4)
Release date	12 August 2014 (9 years ago)	3 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Current price	$78	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Athlon X4 860K and Ryzen 5 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	4 (Quad-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	4	12
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	4.9 GHz
L1 cache	256K	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	4 nm
Die size	245 mm2	178 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	2,411 million	25,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	+
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X4 860K and Ryzen 5 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.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Socket	FM2+	FP8
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 860K and Ryzen 5 7640U. 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	+	+
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X4 860K and Ryzen 5 7640U are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X4 860K and Ryzen 5 7640U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3-2133

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 X4 860K and Ryzen 5 7640U.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	16	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.

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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.

Ryzen 5 7640U outperforms Athlon X4 860K by 525% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.22	13.87
Recency	12 August 2014	3 May 2023
Physical cores	4	6
Threads	4	12
Chip lithography	28 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	15 Watt

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