AMD Ryzen 5 7640U vs Intel Core i5-10400H

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 7640U and Intel Core i5-10400H processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Ryzen 5 7640U

Intel Core i5-10400H

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 7640U

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 7 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 7% higher clock speed: 4.9 GHz vs 4.60 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 4 nm vs 14 nm
3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3522 vs 2582
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21205 vs 8378

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	Jan 2023 vs 27 May 2020
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.9 GHz vs 4.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3522 vs 2582
PassMark - CPU mark	21205 vs 8378

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-10400H

524288x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

L3 cache	8 MB vs 16MB (shared)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 7640U
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-10400H

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3522

2582

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

21205

8378

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 7640U	Intel Core i5-10400H
PassMark - Single thread mark	3522	2582
PassMark - CPU mark	21205	8378
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1867
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1867
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		4181
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		4181
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		7683
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		7683

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 7640U	Intel Core i5-10400H
Essentials
Launch date	Jan 2023	27 May 2020
Place in performance rating	347	353
Architecture codename		Comet Lake
Launch price (MSRP)		$250
Processor Number		i5-10400H
Series		10th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	2.60 GHz
Die size	178 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1MB (per core)
L3 cache	16MB (shared)	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.9 GHz	4.60 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	12	8
Transistor count	25,000 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-5600 MHz, Dual-channel	DDR4-2933
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		45.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	28 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP8	FCBGA1440
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	45 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		35 Watt
Package Size		42mm x 28mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4, 20 Lanes, (CPU only)	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
Graphics
Device ID		0x9BC4
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@30Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)