Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U vs Ryzen 7 4700U
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U outperforms Ryzen 7 4700U by an impressive 78% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 7 4700U and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 918 | 477 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) | no data |
| Power efficiency | 52.89 | 50.51 |
| Architecture codename | Renoir-U (Zen 2) (2020−2021) | Hawk Point (2024−2025) |
| Release date | 6 January 2020 (5 years ago) | 16 April 2024 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 7 4700U 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.1 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| Multiplier | 20 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 156 mm2 | 178 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 9,800 million | 25,000 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 4700U 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 | FP6 | FP7 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 4700U and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 4700U and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 4700U 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 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 68.27 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1600 MHz) | AMD Radeon 760M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 4700U and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 20 |
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.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 8.32 | 14.83 |
| Integrated graphics card | 7.48 | 14.84 |
| Recency | 6 January 2020 | 16 April 2024 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 6 |
| Threads | 8 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 28 Watt |
Ryzen 7 4700U has 33.3% more physical cores, and 86.7% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U, on the other hand, has a 78.2% higher aggregate performance score, 98.4% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 years, 50% more threads, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.
The Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 4700U in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen 7 4700U is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 4700U and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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