AMD Ryzen 7 7736U 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (27GHz vs 3.5GHz)
Lower TDP (28W vs 30W)
AMD Ryzen 5 8640U 's Advantages
Released 11 months late
Better graphics card performance
Higher specification of memory (7500 vs 6400)
Larger memory bandwidth (89.6GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)
More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 6nm)