Ryzen 5 7640HS vs i3-330UM

Place in the ranking	3047	491
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i3	no data
Power efficiency	1.84	39.15
Architecture codename	Arrandale (2010−2011)	Phoenix-HS (Zen 4) (2023)
Release date	24 May 2010 (14 years ago)	January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i3-330UM and Ryzen 5 7640HS 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	4	12
Base clock speed	1.2 GHz	4.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.1 GHz	5 GHz
Bus type	DMI 1.0	no data
Bus rate	1 × 2.5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	9	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	4 nm
Die size	81+114 mm²	178 mm²
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	382+177 Million	25,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-330UM and Ryzen 5 7640HS 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	BGA1288	FP8
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-330UM and Ryzen 5 7640HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Ryzen AI, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Core i3-330UM and Ryzen 5 7640HS technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-330UM and Ryzen 5 7640HS 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 Core i3-330UM and Ryzen 5 7640HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5
Maximum memory size	8 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	12.799 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors	AMD Radeon 760M ( - 2600 MHz)
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	500 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-330UM and Ryzen 5 7640HS integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-330UM and Ryzen 5 7640HS.

PCIe version	2.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	16	20

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.

i3-330UM 0.35

Ryzen 5 7640HS 14.48
+4037%

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.

i3-330UM 555

Ryzen 5 7640HS 23006
+4045%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i3-330UM 189

Ryzen 5 7640HS 2294
+1114%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i3-330UM 422

Ryzen 5 7640HS 9171
+2073%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.35	14.48
Integrated graphics card	0.77	14.90
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	4	12
Chip lithography	32 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	35 Watt

i3-330UM has 94.4% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 7640HS, on the other hand, has a 4037.1% higher aggregate performance score, 1835.1% faster integrated GPU, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 7640HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-330UM in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-330UM and Ryzen 5 7640HS, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.