Ryzen 5 8500G vs Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
16.86
+23.2%
Ryzen 5 8500G
2024
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
13.69

Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS outperforms Ryzen 5 8500G by a significant 23% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS and Ryzen 5 8500G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking381538
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)no data
Power efficiency45.5919.93
Architecture codenamePhoenix-HS (Zen 4) (2023)Phoenix2 (2024)
Release date13 June 2023 (1 year ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$229

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS and Ryzen 5 8500G 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 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz5 GHz
L1 cache512 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache8 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography4 nm4 nm
Die size178 mm2137 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data20,900 million
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS and Ryzen 5 8500G 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/FP8AM5
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS and Ryzen 5 8500G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS and Ryzen 5 8500G are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS and Ryzen 5 8500G. 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 740M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS and Ryzen 5 8500G.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data14

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 16.86
+23.2%
Ryzen 5 8500G 13.69

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 26787
+23.2%
Ryzen 5 8500G 21741

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.86 13.69
Integrated graphics card 18.33 8.31
Recency 13 June 2023 8 January 2024
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS has a 23.2% higher aggregate performance score, 120.6% faster integrated GPU, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 8500G, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 months.

The Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 8500G in performance tests.


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