Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U vs Phenom X4 9600 BE

Primary details

Comparing Phenom X4 9600 BE and Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated553
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Power efficiencyno data84.54
Architecture codenameAgena (2007−2008)Phoenix (Zen4) (2023)
Release dateDecember 2007 (16 years ago)23 May 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom X4 9600 BE and Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U 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)
Threads412
Base clock speedno data3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz4.9 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)384 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)6 MB
L3 cache2 MB (shared)16 MB
Chip lithography65 nm4 nm
Die size285 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors450 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Phenom X4 9600 BE and Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U 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 configuration1no data
SocketAM2+no data
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt15 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom X4 9600 BE and Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 760M

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 6
Threads 4 12
Chip lithography 65 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U has 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, a 1525% more advanced lithography process, and 533.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Phenom X4 9600 BE and Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Phenom X4 9600 BE is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U is a notebook one.


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