Ryzen 7 8840U vs Ryzen 5 4600H

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 4600H
2020
6 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
9.08
Ryzen 7 8840U
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 28 Watt
15.04
+65.6%

Ryzen 7 8840U outperforms Ryzen 5 4600H by an impressive 66% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 4600H and Ryzen 7 8840U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking849472
Place by popularity64not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)no data
Power efficiency19.0850.80
Architecture codenameRenoir-H (Zen 2) (2020)Hawk Point-U (Zen 4) (2023)
Release date6 January 2020 (4 years ago)6 December 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 4600H and Ryzen 7 8840U 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1216
Base clock speed3 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz5.1 GHz
Multiplier30no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm4 nm
Die size156 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Number of transistors9,800 million25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 4600H and Ryzen 7 8840U 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)45 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 4600H and Ryzen 7 8840U. 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, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 4600H and Ryzen 7 8840U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 4600H and Ryzen 7 8840U. 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 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1500 MHz)AMD Radeon 780M ( - 2700 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 4600H and Ryzen 7 8840U.

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 5 4600H 9.08
Ryzen 7 8840U 15.04
+65.6%

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 4600H 14417
Ryzen 7 8840U 23884
+65.7%

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 4600H 1372
Ryzen 7 8840U 2212
+61.2%

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 4600H 5107
Ryzen 7 8840U 9390
+83.9%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Ryzen 5 4600H 5365
Ryzen 7 8840U 7381
+37.6%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Ryzen 5 4600H 32756
Ryzen 7 8840U 41306
+26.1%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Ryzen 5 4600H 16
Ryzen 7 8840U 24
+48.1%

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 4600H 1425
Ryzen 7 8840U 1782
+25%

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 4600H 176
Ryzen 7 8840U 266
+50.9%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark 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 loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 5 4600H 2.04
Ryzen 7 8840U 3.22
+57.8%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Ryzen 5 4600H 5
Ryzen 7 8840U 11.5
+130%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Ryzen 5 4600H 83
Ryzen 7 8840U 119
+43.1%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Ryzen 5 4600H 197
Ryzen 7 8840U 267
+35.5%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 5 4600H 6080
Ryzen 7 8840U 9636
+58.5%

Blender(-)

Ryzen 5 4600H 352
+24.4%
Ryzen 7 8840U 283

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 5 4600H 1117
Ryzen 7 8840U 1879
+68.2%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 5 4600H 4397
Ryzen 7 8840U 5993
+36.3%

7-Zip

Ryzen 5 4600H 37643
Ryzen 7 8840U 54009
+43.5%

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 5 4600H 207
Ryzen 7 8840U 302
+45.9%

CrossMark Overall

Ryzen 5 4600H 1061
Ryzen 7 8840U 1566
+47.6%

Blender v3.3 Classroom CPU(-)

Ryzen 5 4600H 631
+53%
Ryzen 7 8840U 413

Geekbench 6.3 Multi-Core

Ryzen 5 4600H 6631
Ryzen 7 8840U 10428
+57.3%

Geekbench 6.3 Single-Core

Ryzen 5 4600H 1525
Ryzen 7 8840U 2533
+66.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.08 15.04
Integrated graphics card 6.04 18.32
Recency 6 January 2020 6 December 2023
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Chip lithography 7 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 28 Watt

Ryzen 7 8840U has a 65.6% higher aggregate performance score, 203.3% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 3 years, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 60.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 8840U is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 4600H in performance tests.


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