Ryzen 5 5600 vs Phenom II X2 X640 BE

Place in the ranking	2453	545
Place by popularity	not in top-100	7
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	2x AMD Phenom II	no data
Power efficiency	2.13	19.78
Architecture codename	Champlain (2010−2011)	Vermeer (2020−2024)
Release date	12 May 2011 (13 years ago)	20 April 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Ryzen 5 5600 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	2	12
Base clock speed	no data	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	4.4 GHz
Bus rate	3600 MHz	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	no data	32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	7 nm
Die size	no data	81 mm²
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	no data	4,150 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Ryzen 5 5600 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	no data	1
Socket	S1	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Ryzen 5 5600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX, 3DNow!, SSE1-3A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization	no data
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
VirusProtect	+	-
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Ryzen 5 5600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Ryzen 5 5600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

DDR4-3200

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Ryzen 5 5600.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	20

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.03	13.84
Recency	12 May 2011	20 April 2022
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	2	12
Chip lithography	45 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	65 Watt

Phenom II X2 X640 BE has 44.4% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 5600, on the other hand, has a 1243.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 5600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X2 X640 BE in performance tests.

Be aware that Phenom II X2 X640 BE is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 5600 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Ryzen 5 5600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.