Ryzen 7 7840HS vs Athlon 64 X2 4600+

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon 64 X2 4600+
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.45
Ryzen 7 7840HS
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
18.21
+3947%

Ryzen 7 7840HS outperforms Athlon 64 X2 4600+ by a whopping 3947% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4600+ and Ryzen 7 7840HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2940332
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Series2x Athlon 64 (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency0.6548.98
Architecture codenameWindsor (2006−2007)Phoenix-HS (Zen 4) (2023)
Release dateno dataJanuary 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$350no data

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4600+ and Ryzen 7 7840HS 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 cores2 (Dual-core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads216
Base clock speedno data3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus rate1000 MHzno data
L1 cache256K64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography90 nm4 nm
Die size220 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors154 million25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4600+ and Ryzen 7 7840HS 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 configuration11
Socket939FP8
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4600+ and Ryzen 7 7840HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataRyzen AI, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4600+ and Ryzen 7 7840HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4600+ and Ryzen 7 7840HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 780M ( - 2700 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4600+ and Ryzen 7 7840HS.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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.

Athlon 64 X2 4600+ 0.45
Ryzen 7 7840HS 18.21
+3947%

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.

Athlon 64 X2 4600+ 720
Ryzen 7 7840HS 28919
+3917%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Athlon 64 X2 4600+ 227
Ryzen 7 7840HS 2366
+942%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Athlon 64 X2 4600+ 409
Ryzen 7 7840HS 11007
+2591%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Athlon 64 X2 4600+ 1930
Ryzen 7 7840HS 7642
+296%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Athlon 64 X2 4600+ 3740
Ryzen 7 7840HS 47933
+1182%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.45 18.21
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 16
Chip lithography 90 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

Ryzen 7 7840HS has a 3946.7% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, a 2150% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 7840HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 X2 4600+ in performance tests.

Note that Athlon 64 X2 4600+ is a desktop processor while Ryzen 7 7840HS is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 64 X2 4600+ and Ryzen 7 7840HS, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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