Ryzen 5 PRO 7640HS vs Ryzen 9 6900HX

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 6900HX
2022
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
15.59
+8.7%
Ryzen 5 PRO 7640HS
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 54 Watt
14.34

Ryzen 9 6900HX outperforms Ryzen 5 PRO 7640HS by a small 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 6900HX and Ryzen 5 PRO 7640HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking437500
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)AMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Power efficiency32.7925.13
Architecture codenameRembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022)Phoenix (Zen4) (2023)
Release dateJanuary 2022 (2 years ago)5 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 6900HX and Ryzen 5 PRO 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed3.3 GHz4.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.9 GHz5 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)384 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)6 MB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)16 MB
Chip lithography6 nm4 nm
Die size208 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 6900HX and Ryzen 5 PRO 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 configuration1no data
SocketFP7no data
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt54 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 6900HX and Ryzen 5 PRO 7640HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHAno data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 6900HX and Ryzen 5 PRO 7640HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 6900HX and Ryzen 5 PRO 7640HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon 680MAMD Radeon 760M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 6900HX and Ryzen 5 PRO 7640HS.

PCIe version4.0no data
PCI Express lanes20no 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.

Ryzen 9 6900HX 15.59
+8.7%
Ryzen 5 PRO 7640HS 14.34

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 9 6900HX 24768
+8.7%
Ryzen 5 PRO 7640HS 22778

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 9 6900HX 1998
Ryzen 5 PRO 7640HS 2269
+13.6%

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 9 6900HX 9675
+12.9%
Ryzen 5 PRO 7640HS 8572

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Ryzen 9 6900HX 6546
Ryzen 5 PRO 7640HS 6888
+5.2%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Ryzen 9 6900HX 39524
+0.3%
Ryzen 5 PRO 7640HS 39399

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Ryzen 9 6900HX 13274
+2.5%
Ryzen 5 PRO 7640HS 12948

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Ryzen 9 6900HX 24
+10.5%
Ryzen 5 PRO 7640HS 22

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen 9 6900HX 2231
+19.8%
Ryzen 5 PRO 7640HS 1863

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 9 6900HX 249
Ryzen 5 PRO 7640HS 249

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 9 6900HX 2.92
Ryzen 5 PRO 7640HS 2.97
+1.7%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Ryzen 9 6900HX 11.9
+14.4%
Ryzen 5 PRO 7640HS 10.4

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Ryzen 9 6900HX 114
+4.5%
Ryzen 5 PRO 7640HS 110

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Ryzen 9 6900HX 256
Ryzen 5 PRO 7640HS 264
+3.3%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Ryzen 9 6900HX 6875
+2.4%
Ryzen 5 PRO 7640HS 6717

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 9 6900HX 9647
+8.8%
Ryzen 5 PRO 7640HS 8863

Blender(-)

Ryzen 9 6900HX 231
Ryzen 5 PRO 7640HS 270
+16.9%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 9 6900HX 1589
Ryzen 5 PRO 7640HS 1748
+10%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 9 6900HX 5817
Ryzen 5 PRO 7640HS 5892
+1.3%

7-Zip

Ryzen 9 6900HX 61333
+20%
Ryzen 5 PRO 7640HS 51096

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 9 6900HX 286
+9.2%
Ryzen 5 PRO 7640HS 262

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.59 14.34
Integrated graphics card 15.98 14.90
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Chip lithography 6 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 54 Watt

Ryzen 9 6900HX has a 8.7% higher aggregate performance score, 7.2% faster integrated GPU, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and 20% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 PRO 7640HS, on the other hand, has a 50% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Ryzen 9 6900HX and Ryzen 5 PRO 7640HS.


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