i7-14650HX vs Ryzen 7 8840U

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 8840U
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 28 Watt
15.04
Core i7-14650HX
2024
16 cores / 24 threads, 55 Watt
22.88
+52.1%

Core i7-14650HX outperforms Ryzen 7 8840U by an impressive 52% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 8840U and Core i7-14650HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking472229
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataRaptor Lake-HX
Power efficiency50.8339.37
Architecture codenameHawk Point-U (Zen 4) (2023)Raptor Lake-HX Refresh (2024)
Release date6 December 2023 (1 year ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 8840U and Core i7-14650HX 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)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads1624
Base clock speed3.3 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus rateno data157 MHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography4 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size178 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors25,000 millionno data
64 bit support++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 8840U and Core i7-14650HX 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
SocketFP8FCBGA1964
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 8840U and Core i7-14650HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsRyzen AI, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 8840U and Core i7-14650HX technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 8840U and Core i7-14650HX 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 8840U and Core i7-14650HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data192 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data89.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
AMD Radeon 780M ( - 2700 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics for 14th Gen Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.6 GHz
Execution Unitsno data16

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 7 8840U and Core i7-14650HX integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 7 8840U and Core i7-14650HX integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 7 8840U and Core i7-14650HX integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 8840U and Core i7-14650HX.

PCIe version4.05.0 and 4.0
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 8840U 15.04
i7-14650HX 22.88
+52.1%

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 8840U 23884
i7-14650HX 36336
+52.1%

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 8840U 2212
i7-14650HX 2454
+10.9%

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 8840U 9398
i7-14650HX 13332
+41.9%

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 8840U 7381
i7-14650HX 15819
+114%

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 8840U 41306
i7-14650HX 112749
+173%

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 8840U 3.28
+351%
i7-14650HX 14.8

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 8840U 24
i7-14650HX 44
+82.3%

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 8840U 1782
i7-14650HX 3799
+113%

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 8840U 266
i7-14650HX 287
+8.1%

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 8840U 3.22
i7-14650HX 3.4
+5.6%

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 8840U 11.5
i7-14650HX 19.8
+72.2%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 7 8840U 9636
i7-14650HX 16810
+74.4%

Blender(-)

Ryzen 7 8840U 283
+101%
i7-14650HX 141

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 7 8840U 1879
i7-14650HX 1933
+2.9%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 7 8840U 5993
i7-14650HX 6695
+11.7%

7-Zip

Ryzen 7 8840U 54009
i7-14650HX 93686
+73.5%

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 7 8840U 302
i7-14650HX 311
+3%

CrossMark Overall

Ryzen 7 8840U 1566
i7-14650HX 2092
+33.6%

WebXPRT 4 Overall

Ryzen 7 8840U 248
i7-14650HX 283
+14.1%

Blender v3.3 Classroom CPU(-)

Ryzen 7 8840U 413
+67%
i7-14650HX 247

Geekbench 6.3 Multi-Core

Ryzen 7 8840U 10428
i7-14650HX 16010
+53.5%

Geekbench 6.3 Single-Core

Ryzen 7 8840U 2533
i7-14650HX 2761
+9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.04 22.88
Integrated graphics card 18.32 5.58
Recency 6 December 2023 8 January 2024
Physical cores 8 16
Threads 16 24
Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt 55 Watt

Ryzen 7 8840U has 228.3% faster integrated GPU, and 96.4% lower power consumption.

i7-14650HX, on the other hand, has a 52.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 month, and 100% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

The Core i7-14650HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 8840U in performance tests.


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