Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U vs Ryzen 5 3500U

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3500U and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1261	not rated
Place by popularity	33	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	no data
Architecture codename	Picasso-U (Zen+)	Hawk Point
Release date	6 January 2019 (5 years ago)	16 April 2024 (less than a year ago)
Current price	$672	no data

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3500U 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	8	12
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	4.9 GHz
L1 cache	128K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	12 nm	4 nm
Die size	209.78 mm2	178 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	4500 Million	25,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3500U 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FP5	FP7
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3500U and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	DDR4-2400 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	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3500U and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U are enumerated here.

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3500U and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR5
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

AMD Radeon 760M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3500U and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	12	20

Pros & cons summary

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Integrated graphics card	4.50	15.30
Recency	6 January 2019	16 April 2024
Physical cores	4	6
Threads	8	12
Chip lithography	12 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	28 Watt

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