Ryzen 7 8840U vs Ryzen 7 7840HS

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 7840HS
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
18.20
+21%
Ryzen 7 8840U
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 28 Watt
15.04

Ryzen 7 7840HS outperforms Ryzen 7 8840U by a significant 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 7840HS and Ryzen 7 8840U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking333472
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Power efficiency49.2150.83
Architecture codenamePhoenix-HS (Zen 4) (2023)Hawk Point-U (Zen 4) (2023)
Release dateJanuary 2023 (1 year ago)6 December 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 7840HS and Ryzen 7 8840U 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 speed3.8 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz5.1 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography4 nm4 nm
Die size178 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Number of transistors25,000 million25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 7840HS and Ryzen 7 8840U 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
SocketFP8FP8
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 7840HS and Ryzen 7 8840U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsRyzen AI, MMX, 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, SMERyzen AI, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 7840HS and Ryzen 7 8840U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 7840HS and Ryzen 7 8840U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon 780M ( - 2700 MHz)AMD Radeon 780M ( - 2700 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 7840HS and Ryzen 7 8840U.

PCIe version4.04.0
PCI Express lanes2020

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 7840HS 18.20
+21%
Ryzen 7 8840U 15.04

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 7840HS 28912
+21.1%
Ryzen 7 8840U 23884

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 7840HS 2367
+7%
Ryzen 7 8840U 2212

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 7840HS 11009
+17.1%
Ryzen 7 8840U 9398

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Ryzen 7 7840HS 7642
+3.5%
Ryzen 7 8840U 7381

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Ryzen 7 7840HS 47933
+16%
Ryzen 7 8840U 41306

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Ryzen 7 7840HS 15663
+10%
Ryzen 7 8840U 14245

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Ryzen 7 7840HS 2.64
+24.2%
Ryzen 7 8840U 3.28

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Ryzen 7 7840HS 30
+24.6%
Ryzen 7 8840U 24

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 7840HS 2573
+44.4%
Ryzen 7 8840U 1782

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 7840HS 279
+4.9%
Ryzen 7 8840U 266

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark 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 loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 7 7840HS 3.31
+2.8%
Ryzen 7 8840U 3.22

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Ryzen 7 7840HS 14.8
+28.7%
Ryzen 7 8840U 11.5

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Ryzen 7 7840HS 147
+23.6%
Ryzen 7 8840U 119

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Ryzen 7 7840HS 290
+8.5%
Ryzen 7 8840U 267

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 7 7840HS 11874
+23.2%
Ryzen 7 8840U 9636

Blender(-)

Ryzen 7 7840HS 196
Ryzen 7 8840U 283
+44.4%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 7 7840HS 1964
+4.5%
Ryzen 7 8840U 1879

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 7 7840HS 6618
+10.4%
Ryzen 7 8840U 5993

7-Zip

Ryzen 7 7840HS 70330
+30.2%
Ryzen 7 8840U 54009

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 7 7840HS 321
+6.3%
Ryzen 7 8840U 302

CrossMark Overall

Ryzen 7 7840HS 1801
+15%
Ryzen 7 8840U 1566

WebXPRT 4 Overall

Ryzen 7 7840HS 263
+6%
Ryzen 7 8840U 248

Blender v3.3 Classroom CPU(-)

Ryzen 7 7840HS 319
Ryzen 7 8840U 413
+29.5%

Geekbench 6.3 Multi-Core

Ryzen 7 7840HS 13112
+25.7%
Ryzen 7 8840U 10428

Geekbench 6.3 Single-Core

Ryzen 7 7840HS 2670
+5.4%
Ryzen 7 8840U 2533

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.20 15.04
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 28 Watt

Ryzen 7 7840HS has a 21% higher aggregate performance score.

Ryzen 7 8840U, on the other hand, has 25% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 7840HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 8840U in performance tests.


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