AMD Ryzen 5 8640U vs Intel Core i5-10400H

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 8640U 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 8640U

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 6 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
  • 2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 61% lower typical power consumption: 28 Watt vs 45 Watt
  • Around 38% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3557 vs 2582
  • 2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 20409 vs 8378
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 6 Dec 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
L3 cache 16 MB (shared) vs 8 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 28 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3557 vs 2582
PassMark - CPU mark 20409 vs 8378

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 8640U
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-10400H

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3557
2582
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
20409
8378
Name AMD Ryzen 5 8640U Intel Core i5-10400H
PassMark - Single thread mark 3557 2582
PassMark - CPU mark 20409 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 8640U Intel Core i5-10400H

Essentials

Launch date 6 Dec 2023 27 May 2020
Place in performance rating 344 353
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 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 1 MB (per core)
L3 cache 16 MB (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 DDR4-2933
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 45.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size 128 GB

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 15-30 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported FP8 FCBGA1440
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 28 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)