AMD Ryzen 5 7640U vs Intel Core i5-1250P

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 7640U and Intel Core i5-1250P 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.

AMD Ryzen 5 7640U

Intel Core i5-1250P

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 7640U

CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
Around 11% higher clock speed: 4.9 GHz vs 4.40 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 4 nm vs 7 nm
Around 87% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 28 Watt
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21168 vs 20144

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	Jan 2023 vs 23 Feb 2022
Maximum frequency	4.9 GHz vs 4.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm vs 7 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 28 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	21168 vs 20144

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-1250P

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
2.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2621440x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
786432x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
L1 cache	960 KB vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache	15 MB vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB vs 16MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3534 vs 3521

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 7640U
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-1250P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3521

3534

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

21168

20144

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 7640U	Intel Core i5-1250P
PassMark - Single thread mark	3521	3534
PassMark - CPU mark	21168	20144

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 7640U	Intel Core i5-1250P
Essentials
Launch date	Jan 2023	23 Feb 2022
Place in performance rating	352	358
Architecture codename		Alder Lake
Launch price (MSRP)		$320
Processor Number		i5-1250P
Series		12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz
Die size	178 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	960 KB
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	15 MB
L3 cache	16MB (shared)	12 MB
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.9 GHz	4.40 GHz
Number of cores	6	12
Number of threads	12	16
Transistor count	25,000 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-5600 MHz, Dual-channel	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	28 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP8	FCBGA1744
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	28 Watt
Package Size		50 x 25
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4, 20 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		20
Graphics
Device ID		0x46A6
Execution Units		80
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.40 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel Iris Xe Graphics eligible
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12.1
OpenGL		4.6
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
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)