Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
2022
8 cores / 16 threads, 15 Watt
13.34
Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
13.66
+2.4%

Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U outperforms Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking570553
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Power efficiency82.6084.58
Architecture codenameRembrandt-U PRO (Zen 3+) (2022)Phoenix (Zen4) (2023)
Release date19 April 2022 (2 years ago)23 May 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed2.7 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.7 GHz4.9 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)384 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)6 MB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)16 MB
Chip lithography6 nm4 nm
Die size208 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U 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
SocketFP7no data
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsPRO, MMX, SSE4A, BMI2, AES-NI, SSE4.1, ABM, RDRAND, SSE4.2, RDSEED, SSE, AVX, FMA, SMEP, SHA, SSE2, AVX2, ADX, SMAP, SMT, SSE3, CPB, SME, SSSE3no data
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon 680MAMD Radeon 760M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U.

PCIe version4.0no data
PCI Express lanes20no data

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.

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U 13.34
Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U 13.66
+2.4%

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.

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U 20800
Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U 21287
+2.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.34 13.66
Integrated graphics card 15.98 14.97
Recency 19 April 2022 23 May 2023
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Chip lithography 6 nm 4 nm

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U has 6.7% faster integrated GPU, and 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U, on the other hand, has a 2.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 50% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U.


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