Ryzen 7 8840U vs Ryzen 7 2700X 50th Anniversary

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 2700X 50th Anniversary and Ryzen 7 8840U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated472
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Power efficiencyno data50.83
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Hawk Point-U (Zen 4) (2023)
Release date29 April 2019 (5 years ago)6 December 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 2700X 50th Anniversary 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1616
Base clock speed3.7 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.35 GHz5.1 GHz
L1 cache96K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm4 nm
Die size192 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors4,800 million25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 2700X 50th Anniversary 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
SocketAM4FP8
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 2700X 50th Anniversary and Ryzen 7 8840U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataRyzen 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 7 2700X 50th Anniversary and Ryzen 7 8840U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 2700X 50th Anniversary and Ryzen 7 8840U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 780M ( - 2700 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 2700X 50th Anniversary and Ryzen 7 8840U.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Recency 29 April 2019 6 December 2023
Chip lithography 12 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 28 Watt

Ryzen 7 8840U has an age advantage of 4 years, a 200% more advanced lithography process, and 275% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 7 2700X 50th Anniversary and Ryzen 7 8840U. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 7 2700X 50th Anniversary is a desktop processor while Ryzen 7 8840U is a notebook one.


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