Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS vs EPYC 7552

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7552 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	76	530
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	7.00	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	AMD EPYC	no data
Power efficiency	18.26	46.91
Architecture codename	Zen 2 (2017−2020)	Hawk Point (2024)
Release date	7 August 2019 (5 years ago)	16 April 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$4,025	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7552 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 cores	48 (Octatetraconta-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	96	12
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	4.9 GHz
Multiplier	22	no data
L1 cache	96 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	192 MB (shared)	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm, 14 nm	4 nm
Die size	192 mm2	178 mm2
Number of transistors	3,800 million	25,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7552 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 configuration	2 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	SP3	FP7
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7552 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7552 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7552 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Eight-channel	DDR5
Maximum memory size	4 TiB	no data
Max memory channels	8	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	204.763 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

AMD Radeon 760M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7552 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS.

PCIe version	4.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	128	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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	38.58	13.88
Recency	7 August 2019	16 April 2024
Physical cores	48	6
Threads	96	12
Chip lithography	7 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	28 Watt

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