AMD Ryzen 5 3500U vs Phenom II X2 X640 BE

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Combined performance score

Phenom II X2 X640 BE
1.03

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Phenom II X2 X640 BE by 341% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Ryzen 5 3500U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking22981212
Place by popularitynot in top-10052
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series2x AMD Phenom IIAMD Ryzen 5
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Picasso-U (Zen+)
Release date12 May 2011 (12 years old)6 January 2019 (5 years old)
Current priceno data$672

Technical specs

Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Ryzen 5 3500U 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads28
Base clock speedno data2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus support3600 MHzno data
L1 cache256 KB128K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB512K (per core)
L3 cacheno data4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm12 nm
Die sizeno data209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistorsno data4940 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Ryzen 5 3500U 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 configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketS1FP5
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Ryzen 5 3500U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 3DNow!, SSE1-3A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, DDR3 Memory ControllerDDR4-2400 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NIno data+
FMAno data+
AVXno data+
VirusProtect+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Ryzen 5 3500U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Ryzen 5 3500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Ryzen 5 3500U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


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.

Phenom II X2 X640 BE 1.03
Ryzen 5 3500U 4.54
+341%

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Phenom II X2 X640 BE by 341% in our combined benchmark results.


Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

Phenom II X2 X640 BE 2839
Ryzen 5 3500U 4558
+60.5%

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Phenom II X2 X640 BE by 61% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Phenom II X2 X640 BE 5439
Ryzen 5 3500U 17231
+217%

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Phenom II X2 X640 BE by 217% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Phenom II X2 X640 BE 2684
Ryzen 5 3500U 5951
+122%

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Phenom II X2 X640 BE by 122% in 3DMark06 CPU.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.03 4.54
Recency 12 May 2011 6 January 2019
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 8
Chip lithography 45 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 15 Watt

The Ryzen 5 3500U is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X2 X640 BE in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Ryzen 5 3500U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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