Ryzen 9 7840HX vs Ryzen 7 7730U

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 7730U and Ryzen 9 7840HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking659not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045)
Power efficiency73.94no data
Architecture codenameBarcelo-U Refresh (2023)Dragon Range-HX (Zen 4) (2023−2024)
Release date4 January 2023 (1 year ago)17 January 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 7730U 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads1624
Base clock speed2 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz5.1 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)768 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)12 MB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)64 MB
Chip lithography7 nm5 nm
Die size180 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature95 °C100 °C
Number of transistors10,700 million9900 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 7730U 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
SocketFP6FL1
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 7730U and Ryzen 9 7840HX. 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, SMEMMX, 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 7 7730U and Ryzen 9 7840HX are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 7730U and Ryzen 9 7840HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)AMD Radeon 610M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 7730U and Ryzen 9 7840HX.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 9.04 2.85
Recency 4 January 2023 17 January 2024
Physical cores 8 12
Threads 16 24
Chip lithography 7 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 55 Watt

Ryzen 7 7730U has 217.2% faster integrated GPU, and 266.7% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 7840HX, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 7 7730U and Ryzen 9 7840HX. We've got no test results to judge.


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