Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U vs Athlon 3000G

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 3000G and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1681not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.27no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Athlonno data
Power efficiency7.62no data
Architecture codenameZen+ (2018−2019)Hawk Point (2024)
Release date21 November 2019 (5 years ago)16 April 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$49no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon 3000G and Ryzen 5 PRO 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 cores2 (Dual-core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed3.5 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus typePCIe 3.0no data
Multiplier35no data
L1 cache96K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm4 nm
Die size209.78 mm2?178 mm2
Number of transistors4,800 million25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 3000G and Ryzen 5 PRO 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketAM4FP7
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 3000G and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX++
PowerNow+-
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 3000G and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 3000G and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR5
Maximum memory size64 GB?no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon Vega 3AMD Radeon 760M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 3000G and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes620

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 2.98 14.91
Recency 21 November 2019 16 April 2024
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 4 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 28 Watt

Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U has 400.3% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 25% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Athlon 3000G and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Athlon 3000G is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U is a server/workstation one.


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