Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U vs i5-9300HF

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-9300HF and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1289not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Core i5no data
Power efficiency9.70no data
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-H (2018−2019)Hawk Point (2024)
Release date30 April 2019 (5 years ago)16 April 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$250no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-9300HF 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)
Threads812
Base clock speed2.4 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/s DMIno data
L1 cache256 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data178 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-9300HF 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
SocketFCBGA1440FP7
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-9300HF and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Core i5-9300HF and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-9300HF and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-9300HF and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth41.8 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 760M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-9300HF and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes1620

Pros & cons summary


Recency 30 April 2019 16 April 2024
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 8 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 28 Watt

Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U has an age advantage of 4 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 60.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i5-9300HF and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core i5-9300HF is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U is a server/workstation one.


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