Pentium J4205 vs Ryzen 7 7840S

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 7840S
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
15.30
+913%
Pentium J4205
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
1.51

Ryzen 7 7840S outperforms Pentium J4205 by a whopping 913% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 7840S and Pentium J4205 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking4522134
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.12
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesPhoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)Intel Pentium
Power efficiency41.3714.29
Architecture codenamePhoenix-HS (Zen 4) (2023)Goldmont (2016−2017)
Release date5 January 2023 (1 year ago)30 August 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$161

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 7840S and Pentium J4205 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)
Threads164
Base clock speed3.8 GHz1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz2.6 GHz
Multiplierno data15
L1 cache512 KBno data
L2 cache8 MB2 MB
L3 cache16 MB0 KB
Chip lithography4 nm14 nm
Die size178 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 7840S and Pentium J4205 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFP7/FP7r2/FP8FCBGA1296
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 7840S and Pentium J4205. 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, SMEno data
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 7840S and Pentium J4205 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 7840S and Pentium J4205 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 Pentium J4205. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR3L/LPDDR3 up to 1866 MT/s; LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon 780MIntel HD Graphics 505
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data800 MHz
Execution Unitsno data18

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 7 7840S and Pentium J4205 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 7 7840S and Pentium J4205 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data+
OpenGLno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 7840S and Pentium J4205.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data6
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data8
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno data+

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 15.30
+913%
Pentium J4205 1.51

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 24309
+911%
Pentium J4205 2404

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.30 1.51
Integrated graphics card 18.31 0.94
Recency 5 January 2023 30 August 2016
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 16 4
Chip lithography 4 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 10 Watt

Ryzen 7 7840S has a 913.2% higher aggregate performance score, 1847.9% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 6 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium J4205, on the other hand, has 250% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 7840S is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium J4205 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 7 7840S is a notebook processor while Pentium J4205 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 7840S and Pentium J4205, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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