AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS vs Intel Core Ultra 7 165U

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AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS Intel Core Ultra 7 165U

CPU comparison

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS or Intel Core Ultra 7 165U - 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 PRO 8640HS has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.00 GHz. Up to 256 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS was released in Q2/2024.

The Intel Core Ultra 7 165U has 12 cores with 14 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 96 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core Ultra 7 165U was released in Q4/2023.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO (28) Family Intel Core Ultra 7 (9)
AMD Ryzen 8040 (20) CPU group Intel Core Ultra 100U (7)
7 Generation 1
Hawk Point (Zen 4) Architecture Meteor Lake U
Mobile Segment Mobile
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7640HS Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS is 3.50 GHz (5.00 GHz) while the Intel Core Ultra 7 165U has 12 CPU cores and 14 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core Ultra 7 165U is at 1.70 GHz (4.90 GHz).

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
6 Cores 12
12 Threads 14
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.50 GHz (5.00 GHz)
6x Zen 4
A-Core 1.70 GHz (4.90 GHz)
2x Redwood Cove
-- B-Core 1.20 GHz (3.80 GHz)
8x Crestmont
-- C-Core 0.70 GHz (2.10 GHz)
2x Crestmont

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

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. 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.

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
AMD Ryzen AI AI hardware Intel AI engine
AMD Ryzen™ AI AI specifications Intel AI Boost @ 1.4 GHz (OpenVINO, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT)

Internal Graphics

The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS or Intel Core Ultra 7 165U 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 Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake)
0.80 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
2.60 GHz GPU (Turbo) 2.00 GHz
10 GPU Generation --
4 nm Technology 5 nm
4 Max. displays 4
8 Compute units 64
512 Shader 512
Yes Hardware Raytracing Yes
AMD FSR Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
12 DirectX Version 12.2

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 Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP9 Decode
Decode Codec VP8 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec AV1 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS can use up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 120.0 GB/s. The Intel Core Ultra 7 165U supports up to 96 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 120.0 GB/s.

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
DDR5-4800, DDR5-5600, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5X-7500 Memory LPDDR5X-7500, DDR5-5600
256 GB Max. Memory 96 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
120.0 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 120.0 GB/s
Yes ECC No
6.00 MB L2 Cache 12.00 MB
16.00 MB L3 Cache --
4.0 PCIe version 4.0
20 PCIe lanes 20
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS is 28 W, while the Intel Core Ultra 7 165U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
28 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) 57 W
-- TDP up 28 W
20 W TDP down 12 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 110 °C

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS is manufactured in 4 nm and has 22.00 MB cache. The Intel Core Ultra 7 165U is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 12.00 MB cache.

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
4 nm Technology 7 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
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 2049
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2024 Release date Q4/2023
-- 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.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS
AMD Radeon 760M @ 2.60 GHz
2663 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 165U Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) @ 2.00 GHz
1985 (75%)

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).
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS
6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz
16 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 165U Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
12C 14T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)

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