Ryzen 5 8640U vs Athlon X2 7850 BE

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon X2 7850 BE and Ryzen 5 8640U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated570
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Power efficiencyno data44.72
Architecture codenameKuma (2008−2009)Hawk Point-U (Zen 4) (2023)
Release date28 April 2009 (15 years ago)6 December 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon X2 7850 BE 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 cores2 (Dual-core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads212
Base clock speed2.8 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz4.9 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm4 nm
Die size285 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors450 million25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X2 7850 BE 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 configuration11
SocketAM2+FP8
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X2 7850 BE and Ryzen 5 8640U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataRyzen AI, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X2 7850 BE and Ryzen 5 8640U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X2 7850 BE and Ryzen 5 8640U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesunknownDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)AMD Radeon 760M ( - 2600 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X2 7850 BE and Ryzen 5 8640U.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Recency 28 April 2009 6 December 2023
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 65 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 28 Watt

Ryzen 5 8640U has an age advantage of 14 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, a 1525% more advanced lithography process, and 239.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Athlon X2 7850 BE and Ryzen 5 8640U. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Athlon X2 7850 BE is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 8640U is a notebook one.


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