AMD Ryzen 7 4800H vs AMD Athlon II X4 640

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 4800H and AMD Athlon II X4 640 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Ryzen 7 4800H

AMD Athlon II X4 640

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 4800H

CPU is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 8 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
Around 40% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 45 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 95 Watt
2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2602 vs 1212
8.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18305 vs 2262

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 Jan 2020 vs May 2010
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	1 MB vs 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2602 vs 1212
PassMark - CPU mark	18305 vs 2262

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 640

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2602

1212

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

18305

2262

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 4800H	AMD Athlon II X4 640
PassMark - Single thread mark	2602	1212
PassMark - CPU mark	18305	2262
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5849	0
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		358
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1191
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.776
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		7.618
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.17
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.052

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 4800H	AMD Athlon II X4 640
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Propus
Launch date	6 Jan 2020	May 2010
OPN Tray	100-000000098
Place in performance rating	919	3034
Vertical segment	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$80
Price now		$239.95
Value for money (0-100)		4.07
Performance
Base frequency	2.9 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of GPU cores	7
Number of threads	16
64 bit support
Die size		169 mm
Transistor count		300 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200MHz, LPDDR4-4266MHz	DDR3
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	35-54 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP6	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	95 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)