Ryzen 7 7840U vs i7-5500DU

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-5500DU and Ryzen 7 7840U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated427
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7AMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Power efficiencyno data53.11
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Phoenix-U (Zen 4) (2023)
Release date27 December 2015 (8 years ago)May 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$393no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-5500DU 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 cores2 (Dual-core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speedno data3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate8.0 GT/sno data
Multiplier24no data
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data178 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistorsno data25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-5500DU 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
Socketno dataFP8
Power consumption (TDP)no data28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-5500DU and Ryzen 7 7840U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Core i7-5500DU and Ryzen 7 7840U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-5500DU and Ryzen 7 7840U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-5500DU and Ryzen 7 7840U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5-5600
Maximum memory size32 GBno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 780M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-5500DU and Ryzen 7 7840U.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes1220

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 8
Threads 4 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm

Ryzen 7 7840U has 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

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