The HP t640 is a small form factor thin client built around a dual-core AMD Ryzen R1505G processor at 2.4 GHz, with 4 GB of DDR4 RAM and 16 GB of flash storage. The Thinvent Treo Mini PC with AMD Ryzen 5 7430U is the closest alternative in this comparison, offering a six-core processor and a much higher memory and storage ceiling for firewall deployments.
HP t640 vs Thinvent Treo Mini PC with AMD Ryzen 5 7430U
| Feature | HP t640 Thin Client | Thinvent Treo Mini PC, AMD Ryzen 5 7430U | Thinvent Treo Mini PC, Intel Core i3-1215U |
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| Processor | AMD Ryzen R1505G | AMD Ryzen 5 7430U | Intel Core i3-1215U |
| Cores/Threads | 2 cores | 6 cores | 6 cores |
| Max Frequency | 2.4 GHz (up to 3.3 GHz turbo) | Up to 4.3 GHz | Up to 4.4 GHz |
| RAM | 4 GB DDR4 (8 GB listed in some configurations) | Up to 64 GB DDR4 | Up to 64 GB DDR4 |
| Storage | 16 GB flash (32 GB listed in some configurations) | 128 GB to 2 TB SSD | 128 GB to 2 TB SSD |
| Form Factor | Small form factor | Mini PC | Mini PC |
| Wireless | Wireless LAN, Bluetooth | Dual band Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) or no Wi-Fi | Dual band Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) or no Wi-Fi |
| Operating System | ThinPro | DOS | DOS |
Key differences
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Thinvent's Treo Mini PC offers up to 64 GB of RAM against the HP t640's 4 GB, giving considerably more room for pfSense and its packages.
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The Treo Mini PC has six cores, compared with the two cores of the HP t640's Ryzen R1505G, for more processing capacity under heavy traffic.
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Storage runs from 128 GB to 2 TB SSD on the Treo Mini PC, against 16 GB flash on the HP t640.
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The HP t640 is positioned as a thin client running ThinPro, while the Treo Mini PC ships with DOS and suits general-purpose or firewall installs.
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The HP t640 supports 4K UHD output through integrated AMD Radeon Vega 3 graphics, which may matter if display output is a requirement.
Which one should you choose?
The HP t640 suits thin client deployments that need a compact, low-storage endpoint with Gigabit Ethernet and Bluetooth. The Thinvent Treo Mini PC with AMD Ryzen 5 7430U suits pfSense firewall deployments that need more memory, more cores and larger storage.
