AMD Ryzen 5 8640U vs Intel Core2 Duo E8200

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AMD Ryzen 5 8640U CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core2 Duo E8200
AMD Ryzen 5 8640U Intel Core2 Duo E8200

CPU comparison

AMD Ryzen 5 8640U or Intel Core2 Duo E8200 - 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 8640U 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 8640U was released in Q1/2024.

The Intel Core2 Duo E8200 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.66 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core2 Duo E8200 was released in Q1/2008.
AMD Ryzen 5 (86) Family Intel Core2 Duo (29)
AMD Ryzen 8040 (20) CPU group Intel Core 2 Duo E7000/E8000 (14)
7 Generation 2
Hawk Point (Zen 4) Architecture Wolfdale (Penryn)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
AMD Ryzen 5 7640U Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 5 8640U has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 5 8640U is 3.50 GHz (4.90 GHz) while the Intel Core2 Duo E8200 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core2 Duo E8200 is at 2.66 GHz.

AMD Ryzen 5 8640U Characteristic Intel Core2 Duo E8200
6 Cores 2
12 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
3.50 GHz Frequency 2.66 GHz
4.90 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- 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 Ryzen 5 8640U Characteristic Intel Core2 Duo E8200
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The AMD Ryzen 5 8640U or Intel Core2 Duo E8200 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.

AMD Radeon 760M GPU no iGPU
0.80 GHz GPU frequency --
2.60 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
10 GPU Generation --
4 nm Technology
4 Max. displays
8 Compute units --
512 Shader --
Yes Hardware Raytracing No
AMD FSR Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

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

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Ryzen 5 8640U can use up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 120.0 GB/s. The Intel Core2 Duo E8200 supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s.

AMD Ryzen 5 8640U Characteristic Intel Core2 Duo E8200
DDR5-4800, DDR5-5600, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5X-7500 Memory DDR3-1333, DDR2-1066
256 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
120.0 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
Yes ECC No
6.00 MB L2 Cache 6.00 MB
16.00 MB L3 Cache --
4.0 PCIe version --
20 PCIe lanes --
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Ryzen 5 8640U is 28 W, while the Intel Core2 Duo E8200 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD Ryzen 5 8640U Characteristic Intel Core2 Duo E8200
28 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
30 W TDP up --
15 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 5 8640U is manufactured in 4 nm and has 22.00 MB cache. The Intel Core2 Duo E8200 is manufactured in 45 nm and has a 6.00 MB cache.

AMD Ryzen 5 8640U Characteristic Intel Core2 Duo E8200
4 nm Technology 45 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 MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE 4.1
FP8 Socket LGA 775
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2024 Release date Q1/2008
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 8640U (100%)
Intel Core2 Duo E8200 (22%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 8640U (100%)
Intel Core2 Duo E8200 (8%)

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 Ryzen 5 8640U AMD Ryzen 5 8640U
6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz
1869 (100%)
Intel Core2 Duo E8200 Intel Core2 Duo E8200
2C 2T @ 2.66 GHz
415 (22%)

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 Ryzen 5 8640U AMD Ryzen 5 8640U
6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz
8853 (100%)
Intel Core2 Duo E8200 Intel Core2 Duo E8200
2C 2T @ 2.66 GHz
734 (8%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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.
AMD Ryzen 5 8640U AMD Ryzen 5 8640U
6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz
1552 (100%)
Intel Core2 Duo E8200 Intel Core2 Duo E8200
2C 2T @ 2.66 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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.
AMD Ryzen 5 8640U AMD Ryzen 5 8640U
6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz
10675 (100%)
Intel Core2 Duo E8200 Intel Core2 Duo E8200
2C 2T @ 2.66 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Ryzen 5 8640U AMD Ryzen 5 8640U
6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz
2340 (100%)
Intel Core2 Duo E8200 Intel Core2 Duo E8200
2C 2T @ 2.66 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Ryzen 5 8640U AMD Ryzen 5 8640U
6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz
9197 (100%)
Intel Core2 Duo E8200 Intel Core2 Duo E8200
2C 2T @ 2.66 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Ryzen 5 8640U AMD Ryzen 5 8640U
AMD Radeon 760M @ 2.60 GHz
2663 (100%)
Intel Core2 Duo E8200 Intel Core2 Duo E8200
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Ryzen 5 8640U AMD Ryzen 5 8640U
6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core2 Duo E8200 Intel Core2 Duo E8200
2C 2T @ 2.66 GHz
1034 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD Ryzen 5 8640U AMD Ryzen 5 8640U
6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core2 Duo E8200 Intel Core2 Duo E8200
2C 2T @ 2.66 GHz
435 (100%)

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.
AMD Ryzen 5 8640U AMD Ryzen 5 8640U
10,675 CB R23 MC @ 24 W
445 (100%)
Intel Core2 Duo E8200 Intel Core2 Duo E8200
2.66 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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