Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U vs Ryzen 9 9955HX
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 9955HX outperforms Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U by a whopping 179% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 101 | 640 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045) | AMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040) |
| Power efficiency | 64.88 | 85.14 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Fire Range-HX (Zen 5) (2025) | Phoenix (Zen4) (2023) |
| Release date | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) | 23 May 2023 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 9 9955HX 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 cores | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 32 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.4 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | 1.3 MB | 384 KB |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | 6 MB |
| L3 cache | 64 MB | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | no data | 4 nm |
| Die size | no data | 178 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 9 9955HX 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.
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 15 Watt |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 610M ( - 2200 MHz) | AMD Radeon 760M ( - 2600 MHz) |
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 36.99 | 13.24 |
| Integrated graphics card | 2.77 | 14.05 |
| Recency | 6 January 2025 | 23 May 2023 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 6 |
| Threads | 32 | 12 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 15 Watt |
Ryzen 9 9955HX has a 179.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 166.7% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads.
Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U, on the other hand, has 407.2% faster integrated GPU, and 266.7% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U in performance tests.
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