Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U vs Ryzen 5 5500U
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U outperforms Ryzen 5 5500U by an impressive 64% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 5500U and Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 917 | 553 |
| Place by popularity | 14 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000) | AMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040) |
| Power efficiency | 51.64 | 84.50 |
| Architecture codename | Lucienne-U (Zen 2) (2021) | Phoenix (Zen4) (2023) |
| Release date | 12 January 2021 (3 years ago) | 23 May 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 5500U and Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| Multiplier | 21 | no data |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 384 KB |
| L2 cache | 3 MB | 6 MB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 156 mm2 | 178 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 9,800 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 5500U and Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U 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 | no data |
| Socket | FP6 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon Vega 7 | AMD Radeon 760M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 12 | no 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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 8.22 | 13.45 |
| Integrated graphics card | 7.46 | 14.95 |
| Recency | 12 January 2021 | 23 May 2023 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 4 nm |
Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U has a 63.6% higher aggregate performance score, 100.4% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.
The Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 5500U in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 5500U and Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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