Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U vs Athlon X2 BE-2400

Primary details

Comparing Athlon X2 BE-2400 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2967not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency0.88no data
Architecture codenameBrisbane (2007−2008)Hawk Point (2024)
Release dateOctober 2007 (17 years ago)16 April 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon X2 BE-2400 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)
Threads212
Base clock speedno data3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz4.9 GHz
L1 cache256 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm4 nm
Die size126 mm2178 mm2
Number of transistors154 million25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X2 BE-2400 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 configuration11
SocketAM2FP7
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X2 BE-2400 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X2 BE-2400 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X2 BE-2400 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 760M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X2 BE-2400 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 65 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 28 Watt

Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U has 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, a 1525% more advanced lithography process, and 60.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Athlon X2 BE-2400 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Athlon X2 BE-2400 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U is a server/workstation one.


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