AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS vs AMD Athlon 240GE

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS and AMD Athlon 240GE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS

AMD Athlon 240GE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 4 nm vs 14 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 87% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3649 vs 1950
5.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22966 vs 4539

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	12 vs 4
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95°C
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 192 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3649 vs 1950
PassMark - CPU mark	22966 vs 4539

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 240GE

174762.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
262144x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	1 MB vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB vs 16MB (shared)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 240GE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3649

1950

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

22966

4539

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	AMD Athlon 240GE
PassMark - Single thread mark	3649	1950
PassMark - CPU mark	22966	4539

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	AMD Athlon 240GE
Essentials
Launch date	Jan 2023
Place in performance rating	279	1306
Family		AMD Athlon Processors
OPN Tray		YD240GC6M2OFB
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Series		AMD Athlon Desktop Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	4.3 GHz	3.5 GHz
Die size	178 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	192 KB
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	16MB (shared)	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	95°C
Maximum frequency	5 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Number of threads	12	4
Transistor count	25,000 million
Unlocked
Compute Cores		5
Number of GPU cores		3
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-5600 MHz, Dual-channel
Max memory channels		2
Supported memory frequency		2667 MHz
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	35-54 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	FP8	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4, 20 Lanes, (CPU only)
PCI Express revision		3.0
Graphics
Graphics max frequency		1000 MHz
iGPU core count		3
Processor graphics		Radeon Vega 3 Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI