Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U vs Ryzen 5 2400G

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 2400G
2018
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
5.50
Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 28 Watt
15.52
+182%

Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U outperforms Ryzen 5 2400G by a whopping 182% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2400G and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1162449
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.11no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5AMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Power efficiency8.0152.46
Architecture codenameRaven Ridge (2017−2018)Phoenix (Zen 4) (2023)
Release date8 January 2018 (6 years ago)3 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$169no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2400G and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 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 speed3.6 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz5.1 GHz
Multiplier36no data
L1 cache386 KB512 KB
L2 cache2 MB8 MB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)16 MB
Chip lithography14 nm4 nm
Die size209.78 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors4950 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2400G and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketAM4no data
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2400G and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTno data
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2400G and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2400G and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelno data
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 ( - 1250 MHz)AMD Radeon 780M ( - 2700 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2400G and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes12no 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.

Ryzen 5 2400G 5.50
Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 15.52
+182%

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 5 2400G 8731
Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 24647
+182%

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 5 2400G 1032
Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 2149
+108%

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 5 2400G 3216
Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 9518
+196%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen 5 2400G 847
Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 2218
+162%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 5 2400G 156
Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 265
+70.3%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 5 2400G 3885
Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 9968
+157%

Blender(-)

Ryzen 5 2400G 551
+132%
Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 237

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 5 2400G 1001
Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 1853
+85.1%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 5 2400G 3909
Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 5900
+50.9%

7-Zip

Ryzen 5 2400G 19885
Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 58386
+194%

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 5 2400G 170
Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 283
+66.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.50 15.52
Integrated graphics card 5.48 18.32
Recency 8 January 2018 3 May 2023
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 8 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 28 Watt

Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U has a 182.2% higher aggregate performance score, 234.3% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 132.1% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 2400G in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 2400G is a desktop processor while Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U is a notebook one.


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