Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS vs EPYC 7203

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7203 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated527
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Power efficiencyno data46.90
Architecture codenameMilan (2021−2023)Hawk Point (2024)
Release date5 September 2023 (1 year ago)16 April 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$338no data

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7203 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed2.8 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz4.9 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache64 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm4 nm
Die size2x 81 mm2178 mm2
Number of transistors8,300 million25,000 million
64 bit support-+

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7203 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS 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 configuration21
SocketSP3FP7
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7203 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX++
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7203 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7203 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AAMD Radeon 760M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7203 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS.

PCIe version4.04.0
PCI Express lanes12820

Pros & cons summary


Recency 5 September 2023 16 April 2024
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Chip lithography 7 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 28 Watt

EPYC 7203 has 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 months, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 328.6% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between EPYC 7203 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that EPYC 7203 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS is a notebook one.


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