Athlon II X4 640 vs Ryzen 5 4500U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 4500U
2020
6 cores / 6 threads, 15 Watt
6.86
+387%
Athlon II X4 640
2010
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.41

Ryzen 5 4500U outperforms Athlon II X4 640 by a whopping 387% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 4500U and Athlon II X4 640 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking10252214
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data2.92
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)no data
Power efficiency43.251.40
Architecture codenameRenoir-U (Zen 2) (2020−2021)Propus (2009−2011)
Release date6 January 2020 (4 years ago)11 May 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$80

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 4500U and Athlon II X4 640 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads64
Base clock speed2.3 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3 GHz
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography7 nm45 nm
Die size156 mm2169 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors9,800 million300 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 4500U and Athlon II X4 640 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 configuration11
SocketFP6AM3
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Athlon II X4 640. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEno data
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Athlon II X4 640 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Athlon II X4 640. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Maximum memory bandwidth68.27 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1500 MHz)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Athlon II X4 640.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes12no data

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 4500U 6.86
+387%
Athlon II X4 640 1.41

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 4500U 10903
+386%
Athlon II X4 640 2245

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.86 1.41
Recency 6 January 2020 11 May 2010
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 6 4
Chip lithography 7 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 95 Watt

Ryzen 5 4500U has a 386.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 533.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 4500U is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X4 640 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 4500U is a notebook processor while Athlon II X4 640 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 4500U and Athlon II X4 640, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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