Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U vs Ryzen 9 5900

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 5900 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking246not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 9no data
Power efficiency31.49no data
Architecture codenameVermeer (2020−2024)Hawk Point (2024)
Release date12 January 2021 (3 years ago)16 April 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 5900 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads2412
Base clock speed3 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.7 GHz4.9 GHz
Multiplier30no data
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache64 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm4 nm
Die size81 mm2178 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °Cno data
Number of transistors4,150 million25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 5900 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U 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
SocketAM4FP7
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX++
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR5
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-AMD Radeon 760M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U.

PCIe version4.04.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Recency 12 January 2021 16 April 2024
Physical cores 12 6
Threads 24 12
Chip lithography 7 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 28 Watt

Ryzen 9 5900 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 132.1% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 9 5900 and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 9 5900 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U is a server/workstation one.


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