Ryzen Embedded 8640U vs Ryzen 9 5900HX

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 5900HX and Ryzen Embedded 8640U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking515not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)no data
Power efficiency29.78no data
Architecture codenameCezanne-H (Zen 3) (2021)Hawk Point (2024)
Release date12 January 2021 (3 years ago)2 April 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 5900HX and Ryzen Embedded 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed3.3 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.6 GHz4.9 GHz
Multiplier33no data
L1 cache512 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache4 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm4 nm
Die size156 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors9,800 million25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 5900HX and Ryzen Embedded 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 configuration11
SocketFP6FP8
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 5900HX and Ryzen Embedded 8640U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHAno data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 5900HX and Ryzen Embedded 8640U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 5900HX and Ryzen Embedded 8640U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 2100 MHz)AMD Radeon 760M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 5900HX and Ryzen Embedded 8640U.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 9.05 14.90
Recency 12 January 2021 2 April 2024
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Chip lithography 7 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 28 Watt

Ryzen 9 5900HX has 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

Ryzen Embedded 8640U, on the other hand, has 64.6% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 3 years, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 60.7% lower power consumption.

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