Ryzen 5 7640HS vs Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition and Ryzen 5 7640HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	491
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	AMD Ryzen 7	no data
Power efficiency	no data	39.15
Architecture codename	Zen+ (2018−2019)	Phoenix-HS (Zen 4) (2023)
Release date	29 April 2019 (5 years ago)	January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$329	no data

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition 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 cores	8 (Octa-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	16	12
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	4.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.3 GHz	5 GHz
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	37	no data
L1 cache	768 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	12 nm	4 nm
Die size	213 mm2	178 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Number of transistors	4800 Million	25,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	Socket AM4	FP8
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition and Ryzen 5 7640HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Ryzen 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 7 2700X Gold Edition and Ryzen 5 7640HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition and Ryzen 5 7640HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR5
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	46.933 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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AMD Radeon 760M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition and Ryzen 5 7640HS.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	20	20

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	8	6
Threads	16	12
Chip lithography	12 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	35 Watt

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