Ryzen 7 7840U vs Ryzen 5 5560U

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 5560U
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
9.91
Ryzen 7 7840U
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 28 Watt
16.32
+64.7%

Ryzen 7 7840U outperforms Ryzen 5 5560U by an impressive 65% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 5560U and Ryzen 7 7840U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking791425
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesRyzen 5AMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Power efficiency60.2453.15
Architecture codenameCezanne-U (Zen 3) (2021)Phoenix-U (Zen 4) (2023)
Release date1 December 2021 (2 years ago)May 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5560U and Ryzen 7 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1216
Base clock speed2.3 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz5.1 GHz
L1 cache384 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache3 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm4 nm
Die size180 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Number of transistors10,700 million25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5560U and Ryzen 7 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 configuration11
SocketFP6FP8
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5560U and Ryzen 7 7840U. 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, SMEno data
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5560U and Ryzen 7 7840U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5560U and Ryzen 7 7840U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200, LPDDR4X-4267DDR5-5600

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon GraphicsAMD Radeon 780M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5560U and Ryzen 7 7840U.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes820

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 5560U 9.91
Ryzen 7 7840U 16.32
+64.7%

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 5560U 15161
Ryzen 7 7840U 24975
+64.7%

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 5560U 1673
Ryzen 7 7840U 2081
+24.4%

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 5560U 6330
Ryzen 7 7840U 8729
+37.9%

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 5560U 1280
Ryzen 7 7840U 1990
+55.5%

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 5560U 202
Ryzen 7 7840U 264
+30.7%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 5 5560U 5955
Ryzen 7 7840U 9382
+57.5%

Blender(-)

Ryzen 5 5560U 392
+51.1%
Ryzen 7 7840U 260

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 5 5560U 1318
Ryzen 7 7840U 1738
+31.9%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 5 5560U 4740
Ryzen 7 7840U 5952
+25.6%

7-Zip

Ryzen 5 5560U 38281
Ryzen 7 7840U 55145
+44.1%

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 5 5560U 250
Ryzen 7 7840U 262
+4.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.91 16.32
Integrated graphics card 1.98 18.29
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Chip lithography 7 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 28 Watt

Ryzen 5 5560U has 86.7% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 7 7840U, on the other hand, has a 64.7% higher aggregate performance score, 823.7% faster integrated GPU, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 7 7840U is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 5560U in performance tests.


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