Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS vs Ryzen 3 4300U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 3 4300U
2020
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
4.68
Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS
2024
8 cores / 16 threads, 28 Watt
16.93
+262%

Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS outperforms Ryzen 3 4300U by a whopping 262% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 4300U and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1285387
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)no data
Power efficiency17.7257.22
Architecture codenameRenoir-U (Zen 2) (2020−2021)Hawk Point (2024)
Release date6 January 2020 (4 years ago)16 April 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 4300U 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 speed2.7 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz5.1 GHz
Multiplier27no data
L1 cache128K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm4 nm
Die size156 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors9800 Million25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 4300U 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
SocketFP6FP7
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 4300U and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEno data
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 4300U and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 4300U and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Maximum memory bandwidth68.27 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 5 ( - 1400 MHz)AMD Radeon 780M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 4300U and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS.

PCIe version3.04.0
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.

Ryzen 3 4300U 4.68
Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS 16.93
+262%

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.

Ryzen 3 4300U 7437
Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS 26897
+262%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.68 16.93
Integrated graphics card 4.65 18.32
Recency 6 January 2020 16 April 2024
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 16
Chip lithography 7 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 28 Watt

Ryzen 3 4300U has 86.7% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS, on the other hand, has a 261.8% higher aggregate performance score, 294% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 4300U in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 3 4300U is a notebook processor while Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 3 4300U and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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