AMD Ryzen 5 8640U vs Intel Core i5-13600H

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 8640U and Intel Core i5-13600H 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 8640U

  • CPU is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
  • Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.9 GHz vs 4.80 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 4 nm vs 7 nm
  • Around 61% lower typical power consumption: 28 Watt vs 45 Watt
Launch date 6 Dec 2023 vs 4 Jan 2023
Maximum frequency 4.9 GHz vs 4.80 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 4 nm vs 7 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 28 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-13600H

  • 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
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 13% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3613 vs 3568
  • Around 10% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 23196 vs 21025
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 12 vs 6
Number of threads 16 vs 12
L1 cache 960 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 24 MB vs 1 MB (per core)
L3 cache 18 MB vs 16 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3613 vs 3568
PassMark - CPU mark 23196 vs 21025

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 8640U
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-13600H

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3568
3613
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
21025
23196
Name AMD Ryzen 5 8640U Intel Core i5-13600H
PassMark - Single thread mark 3568 3613
PassMark - CPU mark 21025 23196

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 8640U Intel Core i5-13600H

Essentials

Launch date 6 Dec 2023 4 Jan 2023
Place in performance rating 338 303
Architecture codename Raptor Lake
Launch price (MSRP) $311
Processor Number i5-13600H
Series 13th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Vertical segment Mobile

Performance

Base frequency 3.5 GHz
Die size 178 mm²
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 960 KB
L2 cache 1 MB (per core) 24 MB
L3 cache 16 MB (shared) 18 MB
Manufacturing process technology 4 nm 7 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 4.9 GHz 4.80 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 Up to DDR5 5200 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR5/x 6400 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory size 64 GB

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 15-30 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported FP8 FCBGA1744
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 28 Watt 45 Watt
Package Size 50 mm x 25 mm

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 4, 20 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes 28

Graphics

Device ID 0xA7A0
Execution Units 80
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.50 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)