A8-9600 vs Ryzen 7 7840H

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 7840H and A8-9600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	340	1879
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	14.13
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	48.33	3.03
Architecture codename	Phoenix (2023−2024)	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	January 2023 (1 year ago)	27 July 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$78

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 7840H and A8-9600 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 cores	8 (Octa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	16	4
Base clock speed	3.8 GHz	3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	5.1 GHz	3.4 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	2048 KB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	4 nm	28 nm
Die size	178 mm2	250 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	74 °C
Number of transistors	25,000 million	3,100 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 7840H and A8-9600 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	FP8	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 7840H and A8-9600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
FRTC	-	+
FreeSync	-	+
PowerTune	-	+
TrueAudio	-	+
PowerNow	-	+
PowerGating	-	+
VirusProtect	-	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 7840H and A8-9600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 7840H and A8-9600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-5600	DDR4-2400
Max memory channels	no data	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon 780M	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core count	no data	6
Enduro	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 7 7840H and A8-9600 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 7 7840H and A8-9600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 7840H and A8-9600.

PCIe version	4.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	20	8

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	18.55	2.16
Physical cores	8	4
Threads	16	4
Chip lithography	4 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

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