Ryzen 9 7840HX vs Ryzen 5 5500

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 5500 and Ryzen 9 7840HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking637not rated
Place by popularity1not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation51.90no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045)
Power efficiency17.78no data
Architecture codenameCezanne (2021−2024)Dragon Range-HX (Zen 4) (2023−2024)
Release date4 April 2022 (2 years ago)17 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$159no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5500 and Ryzen 9 7840HX 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)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads1224
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz5.1 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)768 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)12 MB
L3 cache16 MB64 MB
Chip lithography7 nm5 nm
Die size180 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °Cno data
Number of transistors10,700 million9900 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5500 and Ryzen 9 7840HX 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 configuration1no data
SocketAM4FL1
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5500 and Ryzen 9 7840HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, 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+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5500 and Ryzen 9 7840HX are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5500 and Ryzen 9 7840HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 610M (400 - 2200 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5500 and Ryzen 9 7840HX.

PCIe version3.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 4 April 2022 17 January 2024
Physical cores 6 12
Threads 12 24
Chip lithography 7 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 55 Watt

Ryzen 9 7840HX has an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 18.2% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 5500 and Ryzen 9 7840HX. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 5 5500 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 9 7840HX is a notebook one.


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