AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U vs Phenom II X2 X640 BE

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Combined performance score

Phenom II X2 X640 BE
1.03

Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U outperforms Phenom II X2 X640 BE by 373% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking22981138
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series2x AMD Phenom IIAMD Ryzen 7
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Picasso (2019−2020)
Release date12 May 2011 (12 years old)8 April 2019 (4 years old)
Current priceno data$619

Technical specs

Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U 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 data2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz4 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
Number of transistorsno data4940 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U 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 7 PRO 3700U. 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 ControllerXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NIno data+
AVXno data+
VirusProtect+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data32 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 10

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.03 4.87
Recency 12 May 2011 8 April 2019
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 8
Chip lithography 45 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 15 Watt

The Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X2 X640 BE in performance tests.


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