i7-4600U vs Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
16.83
+884%
Core i7-4600U
2013
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.71

Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS outperforms Core i7-4600U by a whopping 884% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS and Core i7-4600U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3932051
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)Intel Core i7
Power efficiency45.4810.78
Architecture codenamePhoenix-HS (Zen 4) (2023)Haswell-ULT (2013)
Release date13 June 2023 (1 year ago)1 September 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$398

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS and Core i7-4600U 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads164
Base clock speed3.8 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz3.3 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cache512 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache8 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography4 nm22 nm
Die size178 mm2118 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,300 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS and Core i7-4600U 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/FP8FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS and Core i7-4600U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Smart Responseno data+
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data+
FDIno data+
AMTno data9.5
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data+

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS and Core i7-4600U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS and Core i7-4600U 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 PRO 7840HS and Core i7-4600U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon 780M ( - 2700 MHz)Intel HD Graphics 4400
Max video memoryno data2 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS and Core i7-4600U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
VGAno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS and Core i7-4600U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS and Core i7-4600U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data11.2/12
OpenGLno data4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS and Core i7-4600U.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data12
PCI supportno data-
USB revisionno data3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data4
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data4
Integrated IDEno data-
Number of USB portsno data4
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 PRO 7840HS 16.83
+884%
i7-4600U 1.71

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 PRO 7840HS 26730
+881%
i7-4600U 2724

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 PRO 7840HS 2228
+151%
i7-4600U 889

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 PRO 7840HS 10627
+541%
i7-4600U 1658

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 PRO 7840HS 14772
+358%
i7-4600U 3223

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 PRO 7840HS 2440
+884%
i7-4600U 248

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 PRO 7840HS 269
+117%
i7-4600U 124

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.83 1.71
Integrated graphics card 18.32 1.35
Recency 13 June 2023 1 September 2013
Physical cores 8 2
Threads 16 4
Chip lithography 4 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS has a 884.2% higher aggregate performance score, 1257% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 9 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 450% more advanced lithography process.

i7-4600U, on the other hand, has 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-4600U in performance tests.


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