Ryzen 7 7840HS vs i9-10900F

Place in performance ranking	583	309
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Architecture codename	Comet Lake (2020)	Phoenix-HS (Zen 4) (2023)
Release date	30 April 2020 (4 years ago)	5 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i9-10900F 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 cores	10 (Deca-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	20	16
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	5.1 GHz	5.1 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	512 KB
L2 cache	256K (per core)	8 MB
L3 cache	20 MB (shared)	16 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Die size	no data	178 mm²
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	25,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-10900F 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	FCLGA1200	FP7/FP7r2/FP8
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-10900F and Ryzen 7 7840HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Ryzen 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	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Core i9-10900F and Ryzen 7 7840HS technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-10900F and Ryzen 7 7840HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-10900F and Ryzen 7 7840HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR5
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	45.8 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon 780M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-10900F and Ryzen 7 7840HS.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	16	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.

i9-10900F 12.90

Ryzen 7 7840HS 18.69
+44.9%

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.

i9-10900F 19952

Ryzen 7 7840HS 28908
+44.9%

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.

i9-10900F 1702

Ryzen 7 7840HS 2370
+39.2%

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.

i9-10900F 8441

Ryzen 7 7840HS 11040
+30.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	12.90	18.69
Recency	30 April 2020	5 January 2023
Physical cores	10	8
Threads	20	16
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt

i9-10900F has 25% more physical cores and 25% more threads.

Ryzen 7 7840HS, on the other hand, has a 44.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 7840HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i9-10900F in performance tests.

Note that Core i9-10900F is a desktop processor while Ryzen 7 7840HS is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i9-10900F and Ryzen 7 7840HS, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.