Intel Pentium D1517 vs AMD Ryzen 5 7640U

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Intel Pentium D1517 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 5 7640U
Intel Pentium D1517 AMD Ryzen 5 7640U

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Pentium D1517 and the AMD Ryzen 5 7640U and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Pentium D1517 4 core processor released in Q4/2015 with the AMD Ryzen 5 7640U which has 6 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2023.
Intel Pentium (150) Family AMD Ryzen 5 (86)
Intel Pentium D (5) CPU group AMD Ryzen 7040 (21)
5 Generation 6
Broadwell Architecture Phoenix (Zen 4)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor AMD Ryzen 5 8640U

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium D1517 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.60 GHz (2.20 GHz). The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The AMD Ryzen 5 7640U clocks with 3.50 GHz (4.90 GHz), has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel.

Intel Pentium D1517 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 7640U
4 Cores 6
8 Threads 12
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.60 GHz Frequency 3.50 GHz
2.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.90 GHz
2.20 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 Pentium D1517 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 7640U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

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

Up to 128 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Pentium D1517, while the AMD Ryzen 5 7640U supports a maximum of 256 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 120.0 GB/s enabled.

Intel Pentium D1517 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 7640U
DDR4-2133 Memory DDR5-4800, DDR5-5600, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5X-7500
128 GB Max. Memory 256 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
34.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 120.0 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 6.00 MB
6.00 MB L3 Cache 16.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 4.0
32 PCIe lanes 20
31.5 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Pentium D1517 has a TDP of 25 W. The TDP of the AMD Ryzen 5 7640U is 28 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Pentium D1517 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 7640U
25 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 28 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 30 W
-- TDP down 15 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Pentium D1517 has 6.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of AMD Ryzen 5 7640U is at 22.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 4 nm.

Intel Pentium D1517 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 7640U
14 nm Technology 4 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
AM1 Socket FP8
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q4/2015 Release date Q3/2023
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium D1517 (24%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7640U (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium D1517 (20%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7640U (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 Pentium D1517 Intel Pentium D1517
4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
444 (24%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7640U AMD Ryzen 5 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 Pentium D1517 Intel Pentium D1517
4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1755 (20%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7640U AMD Ryzen 5 7640U
6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz
8853 (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 Pentium D1517 Intel Pentium D1517
4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7640U AMD Ryzen 5 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 Pentium D1517 Intel Pentium D1517
4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7640U AMD Ryzen 5 7640U
6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz
10675 (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 Pentium D1517 Intel Pentium D1517
4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7640U AMD Ryzen 5 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 Pentium D1517 Intel Pentium D1517
4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7640U AMD Ryzen 5 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 Pentium D1517 Intel Pentium D1517
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7640U AMD Ryzen 5 7640U
AMD Radeon 760M @ 2.60 GHz
2663 (100%)

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.
Intel Pentium D1517 Intel Pentium D1517
4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
37 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7640U AMD Ryzen 5 7640U
6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Pentium D1517 Intel Pentium D1517
1.60 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7640U AMD Ryzen 5 7640U
10,675 CB R23 MC @ 24 W
445 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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