Ryzen 5 8640U vs Turion X2 RM-72

Place in the ranking	2942	565
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	2x AMD Turion	no data
Power efficiency	1.19	44.61
Architecture codename	Puma (2008−2009)	Hawk Point-U (Zen 4) (2023)
Release date	1 January 2009 (15 years ago)	6 December 2023 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Turion X2 RM-72 and Ryzen 5 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	2 (Dual-core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	2	12
Base clock speed	no data	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.1 GHz	4.9 GHz
Bus rate	3600 MHz	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	65 nm	4 nm
Die size	no data	178 mm²
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Number of transistors	no data	25,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Turion X2 RM-72 and Ryzen 5 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	S1	FP8
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion X2 RM-72 and Ryzen 5 8640U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization	Ryzen AI, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
PowerNow	+	-
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion X2 RM-72 and Ryzen 5 8640U are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion X2 RM-72 and Ryzen 5 8640U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon 760M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion X2 RM-72 and Ryzen 5 8640U.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	20

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.44	13.20
Recency	1 January 2009	6 December 2023
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	2	12
Chip lithography	65 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	28 Watt

Ryzen 5 8640U has a 2900% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, a 1525% more advanced lithography process, and 25% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 8640U is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion X2 RM-72 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Turion X2 RM-72 and Ryzen 5 8640U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.