Ryzen 5 7640U vs Ryzen 5 5600U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 5600U
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
10.08
Ryzen 5 7640U
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
13.87
+37.6%

Ryzen 5 7640U outperforms Ryzen 5 5600U by a substantial 38% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 5600U and Ryzen 5 7640U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking779550
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)no data
Power efficiency61.2884.32
Architecture codenameCezanne-U (Zen 3) (2021)Phoenix-U (Zen 4) (2023)
Release date12 January 2021 (3 years ago)3 May 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5600U and Ryzen 5 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1212
Base clock speed2.3 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz4.9 GHz
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache384 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache3 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm4 nm
Die size180 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Number of transistors10,700 million25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5600U and Ryzen 5 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 configuration11
SocketFP6FP8
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5600U and Ryzen 5 7640U. 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, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMERyzen AI, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5600U and Ryzen 5 7640U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5600U and Ryzen 5 7640U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 7AMD Radeon 760M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5600U and Ryzen 5 7640U.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes820

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 5600U 10.08
Ryzen 5 7640U 13.87
+37.6%

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 5600U 15431
Ryzen 5 7640U 21232
+37.6%

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 5600U 1629
Ryzen 5 7640U 2155
+32.3%

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 5600U 5794
Ryzen 5 7640U 8813
+52.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.08 13.87
Integrated graphics card 7.27 15.06
Recency 12 January 2021 3 May 2023
Chip lithography 7 nm 4 nm

Ryzen 5 7640U has a 37.6% higher aggregate performance score, 107.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 7640U is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 5600U in performance tests.


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