AMD Ryzen 5 3580U vs AMD Phenom II X2 N640

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3580U and AMD Phenom II X2 N640 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3580U

• CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 3 month(s) later
• 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
• 6 more threads: 8 vs 2
• Around 28% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
• Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 100°C
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 45 nm
• Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
• Around 70% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1903 vs 1121
• 6.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7062 vs 1135

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X2 N640

• 2.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1705 vs 706
• Around 11% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2863 vs 2587

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3580U
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X2 N640

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1903 1121
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	7062 1135
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	706 1705
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	2587 2863

Compare specifications (specs)