Ryzen 5 5560U vs Ryzen 7 7840H

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 7840H
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
18.55
+87.4%

Ryzen 7 7840H outperforms Ryzen 5 5560U by an impressive 87% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 7840H and Ryzen 5 5560U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking338789
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataRyzen 5
Power efficiency48.3360.18
Architecture codenamePhoenix (2023−2024)Cezanne-U (Zen 3) (2021)
Release dateJanuary 2023 (1 year ago)1 December 2021 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 7840H and Ryzen 5 5560U 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed3.8 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz4 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)384 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)3 MB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)8 MB
Chip lithography4 nm7 nm
Die size178 mm2180 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors25,000 million10,700 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 7840H and Ryzen 5 5560U 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
SocketFP8FP6
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 7840H and Ryzen 5 5560U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 7840H and Ryzen 5 5560U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 7840H and Ryzen 5 5560U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-5600DDR4-3200, LPDDR4X-4267

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon 780MAMD Radeon Graphics

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 7840H and Ryzen 5 5560U.

PCIe version4.03.0
PCI Express lanes208

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 18.55
+87.4%
Ryzen 5 5560U 9.90

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
+87.3%
Ryzen 5 5560U 15157

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.55 9.90
Integrated graphics card 18.28 1.98
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Chip lithography 4 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 7 7840H has a 87.4% higher aggregate performance score, 823.2% faster integrated GPU, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

Ryzen 5 5560U, on the other hand, has 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 7840H is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 5560U in performance tests.


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