Ryzen 7 7840U vs Ryzen 9 5900HX

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 5900HX
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
14.16
Ryzen 7 7840U
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 28 Watt
15.71
+10.9%

Ryzen 7 7840U outperforms Ryzen 9 5900HX by a moderate 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 5900HX and Ryzen 7 7840U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking515435
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)AMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Power efficiency29.7853.10
Architecture codenameCezanne-H (Zen 3) (2021)Phoenix-U (Zen 4) (2023)
Release date12 January 2021 (3 years ago)May 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 5900HX and Ryzen 7 7840U 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1616
Base clock speed3.3 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.6 GHz5.1 GHz
Multiplier33no data
L1 cache512 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm4 nm
Die size156 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Number of transistors9,800 million25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 5900HX and Ryzen 7 7840U 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
SocketFP6FP8
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 5900HX and Ryzen 7 7840U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 5900HX and Ryzen 7 7840U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 5900HX and Ryzen 7 7840U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5-5600

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 2100 MHz)AMD Radeon 780M ( - 2700 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 5900HX and Ryzen 7 7840U.

PCIe version3.04.0
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 9 5900HX 14.16
Ryzen 7 7840U 15.71
+10.9%

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 9 5900HX 22498
Ryzen 7 7840U 24956
+10.9%

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 9 5900HX 1846
Ryzen 7 7840U 2081
+12.7%

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 9 5900HX 7605
Ryzen 7 7840U 8744
+15%

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 9 5900HX 6409
Ryzen 7 7840U 6669
+4.1%

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 9 5900HX 40114
+4.2%
Ryzen 7 7840U 38490

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 9 5900HX 14254
+14.2%
Ryzen 7 7840U 12482

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 9 5900HX 3.46
+1.4%
Ryzen 7 7840U 3.51

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 9 5900HX 25
+9.2%
Ryzen 7 7840U 23

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen 9 5900HX 2106
+5.8%
Ryzen 7 7840U 1990

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 9 5900HX 240
Ryzen 7 7840U 264
+10%

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 9 5900HX 2.84
+1.8%
Ryzen 7 7840U 2.79

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 9 5900HX 11.1
+31.4%
Ryzen 7 7840U 8.5

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Ryzen 9 5900HX 7061
+23.4%
Ryzen 7 7840U 5723

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Ryzen 9 5900HX 120
+10.5%
Ryzen 7 7840U 109

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Ryzen 9 5900HX 275
+16%
Ryzen 7 7840U 237

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 9 5900HX 8462
Ryzen 7 7840U 9382
+10.9%

Blender(-)

Ryzen 9 5900HX 243
Ryzen 7 7840U 260
+6.8%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 9 5900HX 1539
Ryzen 7 7840U 1738
+13%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 9 5900HX 5750
Ryzen 7 7840U 5952
+3.5%

7-Zip

Ryzen 9 5900HX 58664
+6.4%
Ryzen 7 7840U 55145

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 9 5900HX 279
+6.5%
Ryzen 7 7840U 262

CrossMark Overall

Ryzen 9 5900HX 1458
Ryzen 7 7840U 1534
+5.2%

WebXPRT 4 Overall

Ryzen 9 5900HX 219
+5%
Ryzen 7 7840U 208

Blender v3.3 Classroom CPU(-)

Ryzen 9 5900HX 434
+3.1%
Ryzen 7 7840U 421

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.16 15.71
Integrated graphics card 9.05 18.32
Chip lithography 7 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 28 Watt

Ryzen 7 7840U has a 10.9% higher aggregate performance score, 102.4% faster integrated GPU, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 60.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 7840U is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 9 5900HX in performance tests.


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