AMD Ryzen 5 7640H vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 7640H and AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Ryzen 5 7640H

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 7640H

Around 14% higher clock speed: 5 GHz vs 4.4 GHz
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 90°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 4 nm vs 7 nm
3x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 105 Watt

Maximum frequency	5 GHz vs 4.4 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm vs 7 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 105 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D

CPU is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
524288x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
6x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Launch date	7 Jul 2023 vs Jan 2023
L2 cache	512K (per core) vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	96MB (shared) vs 16MB (shared)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 7640H
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 7640H	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
PassMark - Single thread mark		3217
PassMark - CPU mark		22112

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 7640H	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
Essentials
Launch date	Jan 2023	7 Jul 2023
Place in performance rating	not rated	377
Launch price (MSRP)		$229
Performance
Base frequency	4.3 GHz	3.3 GHz
Die size	178 mm²	74 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	16MB (shared)	96MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	90°C
Maximum frequency	5 GHz	4.4 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of threads	12	12
Transistor count	25,000 million
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Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-5600 MHz, Dual-channel	DDR4-3200 MHz, Dual-channel
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	35-54 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP8	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	105 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4, 20 Lanes, (CPU only)	Gen 4, 20 Lanes, (CPU only)