Ryzen 5 7640H vs Ryzen 7 7700X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 7700X and Ryzen 5 7640H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking229not rated
Place by popularity97not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation43.59no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7no data
Power efficiency20.41no data
Architecture codenameRaphael (Zen4) (2022−2023)Phoenix (2023−2024)
Release date27 September 2022 (2 years ago)January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$399no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 7700X and Ryzen 5 7640H 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed4.5 GHz4.3 GHz
Boost clock speed5.4 GHz5 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache32 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm, 6 nm4 nm
Die size70 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)61 °Cno data
Number of transistors6,570 million25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 7700X and Ryzen 5 7640H 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
SocketAM5FP8
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 7700X and Ryzen 5 7640H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions5 nm, 0.650 - 1.475Vno data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 7700X and Ryzen 5 7640H are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 7700X and Ryzen 5 7640H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-5200DDR5-5600
Maximum memory size128 GBno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)AMD Radeon 760M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 7700X and Ryzen 5 7640H.

PCIe version5.04.0
PCI Express lanes2420

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 4.42 14.92
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Chip lithography 5 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 35 Watt

Ryzen 7 7700X has 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

Ryzen 5 7640H, on the other hand, has 237.6% faster integrated GPU, a 25% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 7 7700X and Ryzen 5 7640H. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 7 7700X is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 7640H is a notebook one.


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