AMD GX-420GI vs AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS

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AMD GX-420GI CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS
AMD GX-420GI AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS

CPU comparison

AMD GX-420GI or AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD GX-420GI has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The AMD GX-420GI was released in Q2/2016.

The AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS was released in Q1/2023.
AMD G (38) Family AMD Ryzen 5 (86)
AMD G-Series 2nd Gen (11) CPU group AMD Ryzen 7040 (21)
2 Generation 6
Temash (Jaguar+) Architecture Phoenix (Zen 4)
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD GX-420GI is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz (2.20 GHz). The AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS has 6 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 4.30 GHz (5.00 GHz).

AMD GX-420GI Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS
4 Cores 6
4 Threads 12
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz Frequency 4.30 GHz
2.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 5.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AMD GX-420GI Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS
-- AI hardware AMD Ryzen™ AI
-- AI specifications AMD dedicated AI XDNA Technology
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

AMD Radeon R7E GPU AMD Radeon 760M
0.20 GHz GPU frequency 0.80 GHz
0.63 GHz GPU (Turbo) 2.60 GHz
3 GPU Generation 10
28 nm Technology 4 nm
0 Max. displays 4
6 Compute units 8
384 Shader 512
No Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation AMD FSR
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
12 DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

AMD Radeon R7E GPU AMD Radeon 760M
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 Decode / Encode
No Codec AVC Decode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD GX-420GI supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS can connect up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

AMD GX-420GI Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS
DDR3-1866 Memory DDR5-4800, DDR5-5600, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5X-7500
16 GB Max. Memory 256 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
15.0 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 120.0 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
2.00 MB L2 Cache 6.00 MB
-- L3 Cache 16.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 4.0
8 PCIe lanes 20
4.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD GX-420GI has a TDP of 15 W, that of the AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS is 54 W.

AMD GX-420GI Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 54 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 35 W
90 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD GX-420GI has a 2.00 MB cache, while the AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS cache has a total of 22.00 MB.

AMD GX-420GI Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS
28 nm Technology 4 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
FP4 Socket FP8
AMD-V Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2016 Release date Q1/2023
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD GX-420GI (18%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
AMD GX-420GI (9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD GX-420GI AMD GX-420GI
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
358 (20%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS
6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz
1802 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD GX-420GI AMD GX-420GI
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
842 (11%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS
6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz
7768 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD GX-420GI AMD GX-420GI
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
408 (16%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS
6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz
2478 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD GX-420GI AMD GX-420GI
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
808 (8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS
6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz
10357 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD GX-420GI AMD GX-420GI
AMD Radeon R7E @ 0.63 GHz
481 (18%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS
AMD Radeon 760M @ 2.60 GHz
2663 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD GX-420GI AMD GX-420GI
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
1571 (7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS
6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz
22864 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
AMD GX-420GI AMD GX-420GI
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS
6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz
99 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
AMD GX-420GI AMD GX-420GI
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS
6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz
702 (100%)

AI performance (NPU)

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is given here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher.

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
AMD GX-420GI AMD GX-420GI
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS
6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz
10 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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