Ryzen 5 6600HS 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
+40.8%
Ryzen 5 6600HS
2022
6 cores / 12 threads, 35 Watt
11.95

Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS outperforms Ryzen 5 6600HS by a considerable 41% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS and Ryzen 5 6600HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking393650
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)no data
Power efficiency45.4832.29
Architecture codenamePhoenix-HS (Zen 4) (2023)Rembrandt-HS (Zen 3+) (2022)
Release date13 June 2023 (1 year ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS and Ryzen 5 6600HS 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed3.8 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz4.5 GHz
L1 cache512 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache8 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography4 nm6 nm
Die size178 mm2208 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C95 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS and Ryzen 5 6600HS 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/FP8FP7
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS and Ryzen 5 6600HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS and Ryzen 5 6600HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS and Ryzen 5 6600HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon 780M ( - 2700 MHz)AMD Radeon 660M ( - 1900 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS and Ryzen 5 6600HS.

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 PRO 7840HS 16.83
+40.8%
Ryzen 5 6600HS 11.95

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
+40.9%
Ryzen 5 6600HS 18975

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
+47.3%
Ryzen 5 6600HS 1656

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
+14.5%
Ryzen 5 6600HS 235

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS 11037
+53.4%
Ryzen 5 6600HS 7195

Blender(-)

Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS 203
Ryzen 5 6600HS 328
+61.6%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS 1888
+26.4%
Ryzen 5 6600HS 1493

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS 6496
+22.1%
Ryzen 5 6600HS 5318

7-Zip

Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS 66442
+49.4%
Ryzen 5 6600HS 44476

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS 363
+55.1%
Ryzen 5 6600HS 234

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.83 11.95
Integrated graphics card 18.32 16.31
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Chip lithography 4 nm 6 nm

Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS has a 40.8% higher aggregate performance score, 12.3% faster integrated GPU, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and a 50% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 6600HS in performance tests.


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