Ryzen 7 7840HS vs Ryzen 3 5425U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 3 5425U
2022
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
7.16
Ryzen 7 7840HS
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
18.20
+154%

Ryzen 7 7840HS outperforms Ryzen 3 5425U by a whopping 154% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 5425U and Ryzen 7 7840HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking998333
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)no data
Power efficiency45.1749.21
Architecture codenameBarcelo-U (Zen 3) (2022)Phoenix-HS (Zen 4) (2023)
Release date6 January 2022 (2 years ago)January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 5425U 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads816
Base clock speed2.7 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz5.1 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm4 nm
Die size180 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °C100 °C
Number of transistors10,700 million25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 5425U 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 configuration11
SocketFP6FP8
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 5425U and Ryzen 7 7840HS. 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, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMERyzen 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++
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 5425U and Ryzen 7 7840HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 5425U and Ryzen 7 7840HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1600 MHz)AMD Radeon 780M ( - 2700 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 5425U and Ryzen 7 7840HS.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes1620

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 5425U 7.16
Ryzen 7 7840HS 18.20
+154%

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 5425U 11367
Ryzen 7 7840HS 28912
+154%

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.

Ryzen 3 5425U 1505
Ryzen 7 7840HS 2367
+57.3%

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.

Ryzen 3 5425U 4251
Ryzen 7 7840HS 11009
+159%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.16 18.20
Integrated graphics card 6.04 18.32
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 8 16
Chip lithography 7 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt

Ryzen 3 5425U has 133.3% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 7 7840HS, on the other hand, has a 154.2% higher aggregate performance score, 203.3% faster integrated GPU, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 7 7840HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 5425U in performance tests.


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