Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U vs Xeon Gold 6438M

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6438M and Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	540
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Power efficiency	no data	84.57
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)	Phoenix (Zen4) (2023)
Release date	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)	23 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$3,273	no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6438M and Ryzen 5 PRO 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 cores	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	64	12
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	4.9 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	6 MB
L3 cache	60 MB	16 MB
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	4 nm
Die size	no data	178 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	85 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6438M and Ryzen 5 PRO 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 configuration	2	no data
Socket	FCLGA4677	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6438M and Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Status	Launched	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6438M and Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
SGX	Yes with Intel® SPS	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6438M and Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6438M and Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400	no data
Maximum memory size	4 TB	no data
Max memory channels	8	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon 760M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6438M and Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U.

PCIe version	5	no data
PCI Express lanes	80	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	10 January 2023	23 May 2023
Physical cores	32	6
Threads	64	12
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	15 Watt

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