AMD Ryzen 5 8640H vs Intel Core i7-5550U
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CPU comparisonAMD Ryzen 5 8640H or Intel Core i7-5550U - 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 Ryzen 5 8640H has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.90 GHz. Up to 256 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 8640H was released in Q1/2024. The Intel Core i7-5550U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-5550U was released in Q1/2015. |
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| AMD Ryzen 5 (85) | Family | Intel Core i7 (298) |
| AMD Ryzen 8040 (20) | CPU group | Intel Core i 5000U (16) |
| 7 | Generation | 5 |
| Hawk Point (Zen 4) | Architecture | Broadwell U |
| Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | Intel Core i7-4550U |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe AMD Ryzen 5 8640H has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 5 8640H is 3.50 GHz (4.90 GHz) while the Intel Core i7-5550U has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-5550U is at 2.00 GHz (3.00 GHz). |
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| AMD Ryzen 5 8640H | Characteristic | Intel Core i7-5550U |
| 6 | Cores | 2 |
| 12 | Threads | 4 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| Yes | Hyperthreading | Yes |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 3.50 GHz | Frequency | 2.00 GHz |
| 4.90 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 3.00 GHz |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 2.90 GHz |
Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningProcessors 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. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor. |
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| AMD Ryzen 5 8640H | Characteristic | Intel Core i7-5550U |
| AMD Ryzen AI | AI hardware | -- |
| AMD Ryzen™ AI | AI specifications | -- |
Internal GraphicsThe AMD Ryzen 5 8640H or Intel Core i7-5550U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die. |
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| AMD Radeon 760M | GPU | Intel HD Graphics 6000 |
| 0.80 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.30 GHz |
| 2.60 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | 1.00 GHz |
| 10 | GPU Generation | 8 |
| 4 nm | Technology | 14 nm |
| 4 | Max. displays | 3 |
| 8 | Compute units | 48 |
| 512 | Shader | 384 |
| Yes | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| AMD FSR | Frame Generation | No |
| 32 GB | Max. GPU Memory | 8 GB |
| 12 | DirectX Version | 11.2 |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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| AMD Radeon 760M | GPU | Intel HD Graphics 6000 |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode | Codec VP9 | No |
| Decode | Codec VP8 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec AV1 | No |
| Decode | Codec AVC | Decode / Encode |
| Decode | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | Decode |
Memory & PCIeThe AMD Ryzen 5 8640H can use up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 120.0 GB/s. The Intel Core i7-5550U supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 29.9 GB/s. |
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| AMD Ryzen 5 8640H | Characteristic | Intel Core i7-5550U |
| DDR5-4800, DDR5-5600, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5X-7500 | Memory | DDR3-1866 |
| 256 GB | Max. Memory | 16 GB |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 120.0 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 29.9 GB/s |
| Yes | ECC | No |
| 6.00 MB | L2 Cache | -- |
| 16.00 MB | L3 Cache | 4.00 MB |
| 4.0 | PCIe version | 2.0 |
| 20 | PCIe lanes | 12 |
| 39.4 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | 6.0 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Ryzen 5 8640H is 28 W, while the Intel Core i7-5550U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| AMD Ryzen 5 8640H | Characteristic | Intel Core i7-5550U |
| 28 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 15 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| 30 W | TDP up | -- |
| 20 W | TDP down | -- |
| 100 °C | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe AMD Ryzen 5 8640H is manufactured in 4 nm and has 22.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i7-5550U is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 4.00 MB cache. |
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| AMD Ryzen 5 8640H | Characteristic | Intel Core i7-5550U |
| 4 nm | Technology | 14 nm |
| Monolithic | Chip design | Monolithic |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512 | ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 |
| FP8 | Socket | BGA 1168 |
| AMD-V, SVM | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
| Yes | AES-NI | Yes |
| Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
| Q1/2024 | Release date | Q1/2015 |
| -- | Release price | -- |
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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.
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AMD Ryzen 5 8640H
AMD Radeon 760M @ 2.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-5550U
Intel HD Graphics 6000 @ 1.00 GHz |
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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.
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AMD Ryzen 5 8640H
6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-5550U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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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.
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AMD Ryzen 5 8640H
6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-5550U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz |
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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.
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AMD Ryzen 5 8640H
6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-5550U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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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.
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AMD Ryzen 5 8640H
6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-5550U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz |
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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.
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AMD Ryzen 5 8640H
6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-5550U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz |
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Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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AMD Ryzen 5 8640H
6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-5550U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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AMD Ryzen 5 8640H
6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-5550U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz |
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Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)
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).
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AMD Ryzen 5 8640H
6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-5550U
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz |
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