AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS vs Ryzen 5 9600X — Specs & Performance Compared
Verdict: The Ryzen 5 9600X is ahead of the AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS on all 3 shared benchmarks on file, by 26% to 35%, including 29% in Cinebench R23 single (2,192 vs 1,703).
Side-by-side CPU comparison of the AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS and the Ryzen 5 9600X. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.
Ryzen 5 9600X
*Price sourced from Amazon.com. Price and availability subject to change.
Where to buy
A listing for each part; the current price and stock are on the retailer's page.
Specs side-by-side
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS | Ryzen 5 9600X |
|---|---|---|
| cores | — | 6 |
| threads | — | 12 |
| boost clock ghz | — | 5.4 |
| tdp w | — | 65 |
| l3 cache mb | — | 32 |
| socket | — | AM5 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from TechPowerUp, Tom's Hardware, StorageReview, Notebookcheck, TopCPU.net, cpu-monkey.com, PCGamesN, Geekbench Browser, PCSpecs.io, PassMark and Puget Systems; each row links its sources, and where they differ the cell shows their median. Empty cells mean we don't yet have that benchmark on file for the SKU.
| Benchmark | AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS | Ryzen 5 9600X |
|---|---|---|
| Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better) Source: TechPowerUp, Tom's Hardware, StorageReview, Notebookcheck, TopCPU.net, cpu-monkey.com, PCGamesN |
12,986 points | 29,442 pts |
| Cinebench R23 single (higher is better) Source: TechPowerUp, StorageReview, Notebookcheck, TopCPU.net, Tom's Hardware, PCGamesN |
1,703 points | 2,192 pts |
| Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better) Source: Tom's Hardware, Geekbench Browser, StorageReview, PCSpecs.io |
10,196 points | 14,869 pts |
| Geekbench 6 single (higher is better) Source: Tom's Hardware, StorageReview, Geekbench Browser, PCSpecs.io |
2,466 points | 3,330 pts |
| PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better) Source: PassMark, Puget Systems |
22,782 pts | 30,069 pts |
| PassMark Single Thread (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
3,639 pts | 4,571 pts |
| PassMark single-thread (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
— | 4,571 points |
| Tom's Hardware CPU Hierarchy (lower is better) Source: Tom's Hardware |
— | 280 rank |
| Y-cruncher 1B (lower is better) Source: StorageReview |
— | 25 seconds |
| Y-cruncher 1B digits (lower is better) Source: StorageReview |
— | 25 seconds |
AI inference (tokens/sec)
Top community-reported tokens-per-second results for popular LLMs whose weights fit the card's memory, each linked to its source. See the per-SKU benchmark page for the full set including quantization and prompt length.
AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS
No verified AI inference results on file. See the AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS benchmark page →
Quick answers
Which is faster, the AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS or the Ryzen 5 9600X?
The Ryzen 5 9600X is ahead of the AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS on all 3 shared benchmarks on file, by 26% to 35%, including 29% in Cinebench R23 single (2,192 vs 1,703).
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