AMD Ryzen 5 7640U vs AMD Ryzen 7 7736U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 7640U and AMD Ryzen 7 7736U 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 7640U

AMD Ryzen 7 7736U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 7640U

Around 4% higher clock speed: 4.9 GHz vs 4.7 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 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3529 vs 3372

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.9 GHz vs 4.7 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95°C
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm vs 6 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3529 vs 3372

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 7736U

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
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22278 vs 21259

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core) vs 1MB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	22278 vs 21259

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 7640U
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 7736U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3529

3372

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

21259

22278

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 7640U	AMD Ryzen 7 7736U
PassMark - Single thread mark	3529	3372
PassMark - CPU mark	21259	22278

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 7640U	AMD Ryzen 7 7736U
Essentials
Launch date	Jan 2023	4 Jan 2023
Place in performance rating	348	393
Architecture codename		Zen 3+
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	2.7 GHz
Die size	178 mm²	208 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	16MB (shared)	16MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm	6 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	95°C
Maximum frequency	4.9 GHz	4.7 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 MHz, Dual-channel
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	28 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP8	FP7
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4, 20 Lanes, (CPU only)	Gen 4, 20 Lanes, (CPU only)