Ryzen 7 8840U vs Ryzen 5 8640HS

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 8640HS
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 28 Watt
12.66
Ryzen 7 8840U
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 28 Watt
15.06
+19%

Ryzen 7 8840U outperforms Ryzen 5 8640HS by a moderate 19% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 8640HS and Ryzen 7 8840U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking603464
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Power efficiency42.7950.90
Architecture codenameHawk Point-HS (Zen 4) (2023−2024)Hawk Point-U (Zen 4) (2023)
Release date6 December 2023 (less than a year ago)6 December 2023 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 8640HS 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 speed3.5 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.9 GHz5.1 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography4 nm4 nm
Die size178 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Number of transistors25,000 million25,000 million
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 8640HS 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
SocketFP8FP8
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 8640HS and Ryzen 7 8840U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsRyzen AI, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3Ryzen AI, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3
AES-NI++
AVX++
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 8640HS and Ryzen 7 8840U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 8640HS and Ryzen 7 8840U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon 760MAMD Radeon 780M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 8640HS and Ryzen 7 8840U.

PCIe version4.04.0
PCI Express lanes2020

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 8640HS 12.66
Ryzen 7 8840U 15.06
+19%

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 8640HS 20117
Ryzen 7 8840U 23921
+18.9%

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 8640HS 2127
Ryzen 7 8840U 2225
+4.6%

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 8640HS 7893
Ryzen 7 8840U 9408
+19.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.66 15.06
Integrated graphics card 14.90 18.31
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16

Ryzen 7 8840U has a 19% higher aggregate performance score, 22.9% faster integrated GPU, and 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

The Ryzen 7 8840U is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 8640HS in performance tests.


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