The Ryzen 5 8640U is a much faster gaming CPU than the Ryzen 5 3600. We cannot compare value as at least one CPU is out of stock.
Advantages of the Ryzen 5 8640U
- A much faster CPU for gaming
- Consumes up to 57% less energy – 28 vs 65 Watts
- Can run games without a dedicated GPU as it has integrated graphics
Advantages of the Ryzen 5 3600
The Ryzen 5 8640U is better in every way
Ryzen 5 8640U vs Ryzen 5 3600 for Gaming
The CPU's performance in selected game and settings
Ryzen 5 8640U
Dec 6th, 2023
Average FPS
202
100%
Min 1% FPS
133
100%
Price, £
Out of Stock
Value, £/FPS
Not Available
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Ryzen 5 3600
Jul 7th, 2019
Average FPS
190
94%
Min 1% FPS
126
95%
Price, £
£96.25
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.5/FPS
100%
Ryzen 5 8640U vs Ryzen 5 3600 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Ryzen 5 8640U vs Ryzen 5 3600 in synthetic CPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Ryzen 5 8640U vs Ryzen 5 3600 in core CPU performance specifications
Ryzen 5 8640U
Dec 6th, 2023
Cores
6-core
100%
L3 Cache
16 MB
50%
Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
97%
Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
100%
Max. DDR5 RAM Speed
5600 MHz
100%
Ryzen 5 3600
Jul 7th, 2019
Cores
6-core
100%
L3 Cache
32 MB
100%
Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
100%
Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
86%
Max. DDR4 RAM Speed
3200 MHz
57%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Ryzen 5 8640U | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Dec 6th, 2023 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Not Available | MSRP | $199.00 |
Laptop | Segment | Desktop |
| AMD Socket FP8 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
| Not Available | Codename | Matisse |
28 W | Power Consumption | 65 W |
| Performance | ||
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Frequency | 3.6 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Frequency | 4.2 GHz |
| 16 MB | L3 Cache | 32 MB |
| Other Features | ||
| DDR5 @ 5600 MHz | RAM | DDR4 @ 3200 MHz |
Radeon 760M | Integrated Graphics | No |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
