Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS vs Atom x7-E3950

Aggregate performance score

Atom x7-E3950
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 12 Watt
1.22
Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS
2024
6 cores / 12 threads, 28 Watt
14.40
+1080%

Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS outperforms Atom x7-E3950 by a whopping 1080% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Atom x7-E3950 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2350527
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series7x Intel Atomno data
Power efficiency9.2746.90
Architecture codenameApollo Lake (2014−2016)Hawk Point (2024)
Release date26 October 2016 (8 years ago)16 April 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$57no data

Detailed specifications

Atom x7-E3950 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed1.6 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz4.9 GHz
L1 cache56K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (shared)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data178 mm2
Maximum core temperature110 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)103 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom x7-E3950 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketIntel BGA 1296FP7
Power consumption (TDP)12 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x7-E3950 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Atom x7-E3950 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom x7-E3950 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom x7-E3950 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR5
Maximum memory size8 GBno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 505AMD Radeon 760M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom x7-E3950 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanes420

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.

Atom x7-E3950 1.22
Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS 14.40
+1080%

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.

Atom x7-E3950 1864
Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS 22041
+1082%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.22 14.40
Integrated graphics card 0.93 15.03
Recency 26 October 2016 16 April 2024
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 4 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 28 Watt

Atom x7-E3950 has 133.3% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS, on the other hand, has a 1080.3% higher aggregate performance score, 1516.1% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 7 years, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom x7-E3950 in performance tests.


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