Intel Core i3-1215U vs AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS

Core i3-1215U vs Ryzen 5 8640HS specs and performance

In our benchmarks, the Ryzen 5 8640HS beats the Core i3-1215U in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i3-1215U in all gaming tests too.

Our spec comparison shows that they have an identical amount of cores but the Ryzen 5 8640HS has more threads. Our comparison shows that the Ryzen 5 8640HS has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i3-1215U. Also, the Ryzen 5 8640HS has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i3-1215U CPU outputs less heat than a Ryzen 5 8640HS CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. In terms of cache, the Ryzen 5 8640HS has slightly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i3-1215U. The Ryzen 5 8640HS also has significantly more L3 cache.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i3-1215U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.