i7-4900MQ vs Ryzen 7 7840H

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 7840H
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
17.87
+364%
Core i7-4900MQ
2013
4 cores / 8 threads, 47 Watt
3.85

Ryzen 7 7840H outperforms Core i7-4900MQ by a whopping 364% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 7840H and Core i7-4900MQ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3411450
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core i7
Power efficiency48.327.75
Architecture codenamePhoenix (2023−2024)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release dateJanuary 2023 (1 year ago)29 April 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$568

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 7840H and Core i7-4900MQ 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads168
Base clock speed3.8 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography4 nm22 nm
Die size178 mm2177 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data100 °C
Number of transistors25,000 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 7840H and Core i7-4900MQ 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
SocketFP8FCPGA946
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt47 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 7840H and Core i7-4900MQ. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
FDIno data+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 7840H and Core i7-4900MQ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 7840H and Core i7-4900MQ are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 7840H and Core i7-4900MQ. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-5600DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
AMD Radeon 780MIntel HD Graphics 4600
Max video memoryno data2 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.3 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 7 7840H and Core i7-4900MQ integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
VGAno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 7 7840H and Core i7-4900MQ integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data3840x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno data2880x1800@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 7 7840H and Core i7-4900MQ integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data11.2/12
OpenGLno data4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 7840H and Core i7-4900MQ.

PCIe version4.03
PCI Express lanes2016

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 7840H 17.87
+364%
i7-4900MQ 3.85

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 7840H 28390
+364%
i7-4900MQ 6117

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.87 3.85
Integrated graphics card 18.30 1.84
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 16 8
Chip lithography 4 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 47 Watt

Ryzen 7 7840H has a 364.2% higher aggregate performance score, 894.6% faster integrated GPU, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 450% more advanced lithography process, and 34.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 7840H is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-4900MQ in performance tests.


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