Ryzen 7 7840U vs A6-9220C
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 7 7840U outperforms A6-9220C by a whopping 2280% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A6-9220C and Ryzen 7 7840U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2756 | 435 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Bristol Ridge | AMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040) |
| Power efficiency | 10.40 | 53.06 |
| Architecture codename | Stoney Ridge (2016−2019) | Phoenix-U (Zen 4) (2023) |
| Release date | 7 January 2019 (5 years ago) | May 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
A6-9220C 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 | 1.8 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| Multiplier | 18 | no data |
| L1 cache | 160 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (shared) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 124.5 mm2 | 178 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 74 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,200 million | 25,000 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on A6-9220C 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FT4 | FP8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-9220C and Ryzen 7 7840U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Virtualization, | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-9220C and Ryzen 7 7840U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-9220C and Ryzen 7 7840U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR5-5600 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 14.936 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) ( - 720 MHz) | AMD Radeon 780M ( - 2700 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-9220C and Ryzen 7 7840U.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 8 | 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 | 0.66 | 15.71 |
| Integrated graphics card | 1.48 | 18.32 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 8 |
| Threads | 2 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 28 Watt |
A6-9220C has 366.7% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 7 7840U, on the other hand, has a 2280.3% higher aggregate performance score, 1137.8% faster integrated GPU, 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 A6-9220C in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between A6-9220C and Ryzen 7 7840U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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