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AMD Ryzen 5 8640U vs Intel Core 5 processor 120U

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
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Multi-core performance
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

AMD Ryzen 5 8640U
AMD Radeon 760M
2,663
Intel Core 5 processor 120U
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake)
1,549

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At a glance

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AMD Ryzen 5 8640UIntel Core 5 processor 120U
FamilyAMD Ryzen 5 (100)Intel Core 5 (13)
CPU groupAMD Ryzen 8040 (22)Intel Core processors - Mobile (Series 1) (3)
ArchitectureHawk Point (Zen 4)Raptor Lake U
Technology4 nm10 nm
SegmentNotebookNotebook
SocketFP8BGA 1744
PredecessorAMD Ryzen 5 7640U
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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CPU Cores / Threads6 / 1210 / 12
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormalhybrid (big.LITTLE)
Core Cluster 1: 6x Zen 4
3.50 - 4.90 GHz
2x Redwood Cove
1.40 - 5.00 GHz
Core Cluster 2: 8x Crestmont
0.90 - 3.80 GHz
L2-Cache6.00 MB12.00 MB
L3-Cache16.00 MB
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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GPU nameAMD Radeon 760MIntel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake)
GPU frequency0.80 - 2.60 GHz0.35 - 1.25 GHz
CUs / Shader8 / 51280 / 640
Raytracing
Max. displays44
Max. GPU Memory32 GB32 GB
Technology4 nm10 nm
Release dateQ1/2023Q1/2022

NPU AI performance

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AI hardwareIntel® AI Boost
AI specificationsIntel Deep Learning Boost (Intel DL Boost)
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

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MemoryLPDDR5X-7500 (120.0 GB/s)
LPDDR5-6400 (102.4 GB/s)
DDR5-5600 (89.6 GB/s)
DDR5-4800 (76.8 GB/s)
LPDDR5-6400 (102.4 GB/s)
DDR5-5200 (83.2 GB/s)
LPDDR4X-4266 (68.2 GB/s)
DDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s)
Max. Memory256 GB96 GB
Memory channels22
ECCNoNo
PCIe4.0 x 204.0 x 20
PCIe Bandwidth39.4 GB/s39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

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TDP28 W15 W
TDP (PL2)55 W
TDP up30 W
TDP down15 W12 W
T. junction max.100 °C100 °C

Technical details

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Chip designMonolithicMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, Windows 11, LinuxWindows 11, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release dateQ1/2024Q1/2024
Release price
DocumentsTechnical data sheetTechnical data sheet

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AMD Ryzen 5 8640U
AMD Ryzen 5 8640U
6C / 12T · 3.50 - 4.90 GHz
Intel Core 5 processor 120U
Intel Core 5 processor 120U
10C / 12T · 1.40 - 5.00 GHz

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