Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U vs FX-9800P
Primary details
Comparing FX-9800P and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2091 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD Bristol Ridge | no data |
| Power efficiency | 10.09 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Bristol Ridge (2016−2019) | Hawk Point (2024) |
| Release date | 31 May 2016 (8 years ago) | 16 April 2024 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
FX-9800P 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | 320 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per module) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 250 mm2 | 178 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 3,100 million | 25,000 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on FX-9800P 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FP4 | FP7 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-9800P and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-9800P and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-9800P and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3, DDR4 | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge) | AMD Radeon 760M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-9800P and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 8 | 20 |
Pros & cons summary
| Integrated graphics card | 1.95 | 14.90 |
| Recency | 31 May 2016 | 16 April 2024 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 6 |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 28 Watt |
FX-9800P has 86.7% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U, on the other hand, has 664.1% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 7 years, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 600% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between FX-9800P and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FX-9800P is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between FX-9800P and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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