Ryzen 7 8840U vs Ryzen 5 4600U

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 4600U
2020
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
8.48
Ryzen 7 8840U
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 28 Watt
15.04
+77.4%

Ryzen 7 8840U outperforms Ryzen 5 4600U by an impressive 77% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking901472
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)no data
Power efficiency53.5050.83
Architecture codenameRenoir-U (Zen 2) (2020−2021)Hawk Point-U (Zen 4) (2023)
Release date6 January 2020 (4 years ago)6 December 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 4600U 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 speed2.1 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz5.1 GHz
Multiplier21no 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 4600U 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)15 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 4600U 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 4600U and Ryzen 7 8840U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 4600U 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 4600U 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 4600U 8.48
Ryzen 7 8840U 15.04
+77.4%

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 4600U 13466
Ryzen 7 8840U 23884
+77.4%

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 4600U 1348
Ryzen 7 8840U 2212
+64.1%

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 4600U 4695
Ryzen 7 8840U 9398
+100%

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 4600U 1089
Ryzen 7 8840U 1782
+63.6%

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 4600U 176
Ryzen 7 8840U 266
+51.3%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 5 4600U 5591
Ryzen 7 8840U 9636
+72.3%

Blender(-)

Ryzen 5 4600U 402
+42%
Ryzen 7 8840U 283

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 5 4600U 1105
Ryzen 7 8840U 1879
+70%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 5 4600U 4247
Ryzen 7 8840U 5993
+41.1%

7-Zip

Ryzen 5 4600U 34854
Ryzen 7 8840U 54009
+55%

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 5 4600U 199
Ryzen 7 8840U 302
+51.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.48 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) 15 Watt 28 Watt

Ryzen 5 4600U has 86.7% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 7 8840U, on the other hand, has a 77.4% 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, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

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


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