Intel Core 2 Quad Q9700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U

Last updated: 2024-04-15

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core 2 Quad Q9700		AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U
CPU comparison Intel Core 2 Quad Q9700 or AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U - 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 Intel Core 2 Quad Q9700 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core 2 Quad Q9700 was released in Q1/2010. The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U was released in Q3/2023.

Intel Core2 Quad (19)	Family	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO (28)
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8000/Q9000 (16)	CPU group	AMD Ryzen 7040 (21)
2	Generation	6
Yorkfield (Penryn)	Architecture	Phoenix (Zen 4)
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8640U

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core 2 Quad Q9700 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9700 is 3.20 GHz while the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U has 6 CPU cores and 12 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U is at 3.50 GHz (4.90 GHz).
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9700	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U
4	Cores	6
4	Threads	12
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
3.20 GHz	Frequency	3.50 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	4.90 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.
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9700	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--
--	NPU + CPU + iGPU	--

Integrated graphics (iGPU) The Intel Core 2 Quad Q9700 or AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U 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.
no iGPU	GPU	AMD Radeon 760M
	GPU frequency	0.80 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	2.60 GHz
--	GPU Generation	10
	Technology	4 nm
	Max. displays	4
--	Compute units	8
--	Shader	512
No	Hardware Raytracing	Yes
No	Frame Generation	AMD FSR
--	Max. GPU Memory	32 GB
--	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.
no iGPU	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 Intel Core 2 Quad Q9700 can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 17.1 GB/s. The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U supports up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 120.0 GB/s.
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9700	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U
DDR3-1066, DDR2-800	Memory	DDR5-4800, DDR5-5600, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5X-7500
16 GB	Max. Memory	256 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
17.1 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	120.0 GB/s
No	ECC	Yes
6.00 MB	L2 Cache	6.00 MB
--	L3 Cache	16.00 MB
--	PCIe version	4.0
--	PCIe lanes	20
--	PCIe Bandwidth	39.4 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9700 is 95 W, while the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U has a TDP of 28 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9700	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U
95 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	28 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	30 W
--	TDP down	15 W
--	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The Intel Core 2 Quad Q9700 is manufactured in 45 nm and has 6.00 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U is manufactured in 4 nm and has a 22.00 MB cache.
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9700	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U
45 nm	Technology	4 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
MMX, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
LGA 775	Socket	FP8
VT-x, VT-d	Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM
No	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2010	Release date	Q3/2023
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9700 (29%)

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9700 (18%)

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U (100%)

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.


	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9700 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	492 (32%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U 6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz	1552 (100%)

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.


	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9700 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	1858 (17%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U 6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz	10675 (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.


	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9700 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	482 (26%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U 6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz	1869 (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.


	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9700 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	1624 (18%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U 6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz	8853 (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.


	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9700 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U 6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz	2340 (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.


	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9700 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U 6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz	9197 (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.


	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9700 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U 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.


	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9700 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	2532 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7640U 6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)

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