AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS vs AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS and AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS 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 Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS

CPU is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
Around 2% higher clock speed: 5 GHz vs 4.9 GHz
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 6 nm
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3641 vs 3406
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22951 vs 22797

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	Jan 2023 vs 19 Apr 2022
Maximum frequency	5 GHz vs 4.9 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm vs 6 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3641 vs 3406
PassMark - CPU mark	22951 vs 22797

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
699050.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
1048576x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
L1 cache	512 KB vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB vs 16MB (shared)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3641

3406

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

22951

22797

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
PassMark - Single thread mark	3641	3406
PassMark - CPU mark	22951	22797

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
Essentials
Launch date	Jan 2023	19 Apr 2022
Place in performance rating	238	299
Architecture codename		Zen 3+
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	4.3 GHz	3.3 GHz
Die size	178 mm²	208 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	512 KB
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	4 MB
L3 cache	16MB (shared)	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm	6 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	95 °C
Maximum frequency	5 GHz	4.9 GHz
Number of cores	6	8
Number of threads	12	16
Transistor count	25,000 million
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-5600 MHz, Dual-channel	DDR5-4800
Max memory channels		2
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	35-54 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP8	FP7
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4, 20 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		20
PCI Express revision		4.0
Graphics
Graphics max dynamic frequency		2400 MHz
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI