Ryzen 7 4800H vs Pentium G840

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium G840
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.82
Ryzen 7 4800H
2020
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
12.09
+1374%

Ryzen 7 4800H outperforms Pentium G840 by a whopping 1374% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G840 and Ryzen 7 4800H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2606659
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.61no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Power efficiency1.1524.50
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Renoir-H (Zen 2) (2020)
Release date22 May 2011 (13 years ago)6 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$60no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium G840 and Ryzen 7 4800H 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 speed2.8 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz4.2 GHz
Multiplierno data29
L1 cache64 KB (per core)512 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)4 MB
L3 cache3 MB (shared)8 MB
Chip lithography32 nm7 nm
Die size131 mm2156 mm2
Maximum core temperature69 °C105 °C
Number of transistors504 million9800 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G840 and Ryzen 7 4800H 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
SocketFCLGA1155FP6
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G840 and Ryzen 7 4800H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, 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-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Pentium G840 and Ryzen 7 4800H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G840 and Ryzen 7 4800H 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 Pentium G840 and Ryzen 7 4800H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size32 GB64 GB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/s68.27 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® ProcessorsAMD Radeon RX Vega 7
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G840 and Ryzen 7 4800H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G840 and Ryzen 7 4800H.

PCIe version2.03.0

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 G840 0.82
Ryzen 7 4800H 12.09
+1374%

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 G840 1253
Ryzen 7 4800H 18501
+1377%

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.

Pentium G840 452
Ryzen 7 4800H 1490
+230%

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.

Pentium G840 789
Ryzen 7 4800H 6107
+674%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.82 12.09
Recency 22 May 2011 6 January 2020
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 16
Chip lithography 32 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 45 Watt

Ryzen 7 4800H has a 1374.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, a 357.1% more advanced lithography process, and 44.4% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 4800H is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G840 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium G840 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 7 4800H is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium G840 and Ryzen 7 4800H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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