Ryzen 7 7840U vs A6-7000
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 7 7840U outperforms A6-7000 by a whopping 2355% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A6-7000 and Ryzen 7 7840U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2780 | 435 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Kaveri | AMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040) |
| Power efficiency | 3.56 | 53.10 |
| Architecture codename | Kaveri (2014−2015) | Phoenix-U (Zen 4) (2023) |
| Release date | 1 June 2014 (10 years ago) | May 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
A6-7000 and Ryzen 7 7840U basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1024 KB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | no data | 178 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 25,000 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on A6-7000 and Ryzen 7 7840U compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | FT3 | FP8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 17 Watt | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-7000 and Ryzen 7 7840U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| FRTC | + | - |
| TrueAudio | + | - |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| PowerGating | + | - |
| Out-of-band client management | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| HSA | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-7000 and Ryzen 7 7840U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-7000 and Ryzen 7 7840U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR5-5600 |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon R4 Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M ( - 2700 MHz) |
| iGPU core count | 3 | no data |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A6-7000 and Ryzen 7 7840U integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by A6-7000 and Ryzen 7 7840U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-7000 and Ryzen 7 7840U.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 20 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.64 | 15.71 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 8 |
| Threads | 2 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 17 Watt | 28 Watt |
A6-7000 has 64.7% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 7 7840U, on the other hand, has a 2354.7% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 600% more advanced lithography process.
The Ryzen 7 7840U is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-7000 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between A6-7000 and Ryzen 7 7840U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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