Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS vs Xeon E5-4655 v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-4655 v4
2016
8 cores / 16 threads, 135 Watt
6.87
Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS
2024
6 cores / 12 threads, 28 Watt
13.88
+102%

Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS outperforms Xeon E5-4655 v4 by a whopping 102% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-4655 v4 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1016530
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.43no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon E5no data
Power efficiency4.8246.91
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Hawk Point (2024)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)16 April 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$4,616no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-4655 v4 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS 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 speed2.5 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/sno data
Multiplier25no data
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache30 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm4 nm
Die size246.24 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperature82 °Cno data
Number of transistors3200 Million25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-4655 v4 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA2011FP7
Power consumption (TDP)135 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-4655 v4 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-4655 v4 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-4655 v4 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-4655 v4 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5
Maximum memory size1.5 TBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth68 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 760M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-4655 v4 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes4020

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.

Xeon E5-4655 v4 6.87
Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS 13.88
+102%

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.

Xeon E5-4655 v4 10912
Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS 22041
+102%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.87 13.88
Recency 20 June 2016 16 April 2024
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 135 Watt 28 Watt

Xeon E5-4655 v4 has 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS, on the other hand, has a 102% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 382.1% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-4655 v4 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-4655 v4 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-4655 v4 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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