Ryzen 5 7640HS vs Ryzen 5 2500U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 2500U
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.11
Ryzen 5 7640HS
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 35 Watt
14.56
+254%

Ryzen 5 7640HS outperforms Ryzen 5 2500U by a whopping 254% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2500U and Ryzen 5 7640HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1402495
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency25.9339.37
Architecture codenameRaven Ridge (2017−2018)Phoenix-HS (Zen 4) (2023)
Release date26 October 2017 (7 years ago)January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2500U 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads812
Base clock speed2 GHz4.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz5 GHz
Multiplier20no data
L1 cache384 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm4 nm
Die size209.78 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors4950 Million25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2500U 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFP5FP8
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Ryzen 5 7640HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTRyzen AI, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3
AES-NI++
AVX++
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Ryzen 5 7640HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Ryzen 5 7640HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR5
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon Vega 8AMD Radeon 760M ( - 2600 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Ryzen 5 7640HS.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes1220

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.

Ryzen 5 2500U 4.11
Ryzen 5 7640HS 14.56
+254%

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.

Ryzen 5 2500U 6536
Ryzen 5 7640HS 23129
+254%

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.

Ryzen 5 2500U 811
Ryzen 5 7640HS 2291
+182%

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.

Ryzen 5 2500U 2375
Ryzen 5 7640HS 9159
+286%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen 5 2500U 609
Ryzen 5 7640HS 2079
+241%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 5 2500U 137
Ryzen 5 7640HS 271
+97.8%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 5 2500U 2515
Ryzen 5 7640HS 9355
+272%

Blender(-)

Ryzen 5 2500U 771
+214%
Ryzen 5 7640HS 245

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 5 2500U 831
Ryzen 5 7640HS 1941
+134%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 5 2500U 3441
Ryzen 5 7640HS 6465
+87.9%

7-Zip

Ryzen 5 2500U 16251
Ryzen 5 7640HS 54954
+238%

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 5 2500U 160
Ryzen 5 7640HS 316
+97.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.11 14.56
Integrated graphics card 4.51 14.90
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 8 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt

Ryzen 5 2500U has 133.3% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 7640HS, on the other hand, has a 254.3% higher aggregate performance score, 230.4% faster integrated GPU, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 7640HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 2500U in performance tests.


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