Ryzen 7 8840HS vs Ryzen 7 4800U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 4800U
2020
8 cores / 16 threads, 25 Watt
10.51
Ryzen 7 8840HS
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 28 Watt
15.44
+46.9%

Ryzen 7 8840HS outperforms Ryzen 7 4800U by a considerable 47% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 4800U and Ryzen 7 8840HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking736447
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)no data
Power efficiency39.7952.19
Architecture codenameRenoir-U (Zen 2) (2020−2021)Hawk Point-HS (Zen 4) (2023−2024)
Release date6 January 2020 (4 years ago)6 December 2023 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 4800U and Ryzen 7 8840HS 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 speed1.8 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz5.1 GHz
Multiplier18no data
L1 cache128K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (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 transistors9800 Million25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 4800U and Ryzen 7 8840HS 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)25 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 4800U and Ryzen 7 8840HS. 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 7 4800U and Ryzen 7 8840HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 4800U and Ryzen 7 8840HS. 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 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1750 MHz)AMD Radeon 780M ( - 2700 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 4800U and Ryzen 7 8840HS.

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 7 4800U 10.51
Ryzen 7 8840HS 15.44
+46.9%

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 7 4800U 16687
Ryzen 7 8840HS 24529
+47%

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 7 4800U 1400
Ryzen 7 8840HS 2065
+47.5%

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 7 4800U 5667
Ryzen 7 8840HS 9096
+60.5%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen 7 4800U 1411
Ryzen 7 8840HS 2045
+44.9%

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 7 4800U 183
Ryzen 7 8840HS 268
+46.4%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 7 4800U 6137
Ryzen 7 8840HS 9897
+61.3%

Blender(-)

Ryzen 7 4800U 340
+46.6%
Ryzen 7 8840HS 232

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 7 4800U 1157
Ryzen 7 8840HS 1942
+67.9%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 7 4800U 4436
Ryzen 7 8840HS 6205
+39.9%

7-Zip

Ryzen 7 4800U 40117
Ryzen 7 8840HS 60670
+51.2%

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 7 4800U 208
Ryzen 7 8840HS 308
+48.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.51 15.44
Integrated graphics card 9.04 18.33
Recency 6 January 2020 6 December 2023
Chip lithography 7 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 28 Watt

Ryzen 7 4800U has 12% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 7 8840HS, on the other hand, has a 46.9% higher aggregate performance score, 102.8% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 7 8840HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 4800U in performance tests.


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