Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS vs Pentium A1020

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium A1020
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
0.80
Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS
2024
8 cores / 16 threads, 28 Watt
17.24
+2055%

Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS outperforms Pentium A1020 by a whopping 2055% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium A1020 and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2615381
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
Power efficiency7.4357.19
Architecture codenameno dataHawk Point (2024)
Release date1 January 2016 (8 years ago)16 April 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium A1020 and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speed2.41 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz5.1 GHz
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data1 MB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB L2 Cache16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data178 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium A1020 and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS 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
SocketFCBGA1170FP7
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium A1020 and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Pentium A1020 and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB+no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium A1020 and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium A1020 and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L-1333DDR5
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21.3 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 SeriesAMD Radeon 780M
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency896 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium A1020 and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium A1020 and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium A1020 and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanes420
USB revision3.0 and 2.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Number of USB ports5no data

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.

Pentium A1020 0.80
Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS 17.24
+2055%

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.

Pentium A1020 1249
Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS 26866
+2051%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.80 17.24
Recency 1 January 2016 16 April 2024
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 16
Chip lithography 22 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 28 Watt

Pentium A1020 has 180% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS, on the other hand, has a 2055% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 450% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium A1020 in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium A1020 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium A1020 and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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