i5-9400F vs Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS outperforms Core i5-9400F by a whopping 182% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS and Core i5-9400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 393 | 1108 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 24 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 9.41 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040) | Intel Core i5 |
| Power efficiency | 45.48 | 8.67 |
| Architecture codename | Phoenix-HS (Zen 4) (2023) | Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019) |
| Release date | 13 June 2023 (1 year ago) | 8 January 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $182 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS and Core i5-9400F 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 cores | 8 (Octa-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 6 |
| Base clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.1 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 29 |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 9 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 178 mm2 | 149 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS and Core i5-9400F 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 configuration | no data | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FP7/FP8 | FCLGA1151 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS and Core i5-9400F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
Security technologies
Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS and Core i5-9400F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| MPX | - | + |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® ME |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS and Core i5-9400F are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS and Core i5-9400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4-2666 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 42.671 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 780M ( - 2700 MHz) | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS and Core i5-9400F.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
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.
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.
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.
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.
Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.
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.
Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core
Blender(-)
Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core
7-Zip Single
7-Zip
WebXPRT 3
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 16.83 | 5.96 |
| Recency | 13 June 2023 | 8 January 2019 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 6 |
| Threads | 16 | 6 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS has a 182.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 33.3% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-9400F in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS is a notebook processor while Core i5-9400F is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS and Core i5-9400F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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