i7-11700F vs Ryzen 7 7840S

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 7840S
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
15.09
+14.2%
Core i7-11700F
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
13.21

Ryzen 7 7840S outperforms Core i7-11700F by a moderate 14% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 7840S and Core i7-11700F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking467572
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesPhoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)no data
Power efficiency40.7819.22
Architecture codenamePhoenix-HS (Zen 4) (2023)Rocket Lake (2021)
Release date5 January 2023 (1 year ago)16 March 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 7840S and Core i7-11700F 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 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cache512 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache8 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography4 nm14 nm
Die size178 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 7840S and Core i7-11700F 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 configurationno data1
SocketFP7/FP7r2/FP81200
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 7840S and Core i7-11700F. 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, SMEIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vProno data-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 7840S and Core i7-11700F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 7840S and Core i7-11700F are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 7840S and Core i7-11700F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data50 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon 780M ( - 2700 MHz)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 7840S and Core i7-11700F.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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 7840S 15.09
+14.2%
i7-11700F 13.21

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 7840S 23966
+14.2%
i7-11700F 20980

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.09 13.21
Recency 5 January 2023 16 March 2021
Chip lithography 4 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 7 7840S has a 14.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 7840S is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-11700F in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 7 7840S is a notebook processor while Core i7-11700F is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 7840S and Core i7-11700F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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