Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U vs Core 2 Quad Q8300

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q8300 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2339not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency1.19no data
Architecture codenameYorkfield (2007−2009)Hawk Point (2024)
Release dateNovember 2008 (16 years ago)16 April 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Quad Q8300 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed2.5 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHzno data
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache4 MB (shared)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm4 nm
Die size2x 81 mm2178 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)71 °Cno data
Number of transistors456 million25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q8300 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 configuration11
SocketLGA775FP7
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q8300 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad Q8300 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Quad Q8300 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad Q8300 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 760M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Quad Q8300 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 6
Threads 4 12
Chip lithography 45 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 28 Watt

Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U has 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, a 1025% more advanced lithography process, and 239.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Quad Q8300 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core 2 Quad Q8300 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U is a server/workstation one.


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