Ryzen 7 7840U vs V-Series V120

Aggregate performance score

V-Series V120
2010
1 core / 1 thread, 25 Watt
0.27
Ryzen 7 7840U
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 28 Watt
15.74
+5730%

Ryzen 7 7840U outperforms V-Series V120 by a whopping 5730% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing V-Series V120 and Ryzen 7 7840U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3131426
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD V-SeriesAMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Power efficiency1.0253.20
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Phoenix-U (Zen 4) (2023)
Release date12 May 2010 (14 years ago)May 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

V-Series V120 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 cores1 (Single-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads116
Base clock speedno data3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus rate3200 MHzno data
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB1 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data178 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistorsno data25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on V-Series V120 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 configurationno data1
SocketS1FP8
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by V-Series V120 and Ryzen 7 7840U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualizationno data
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
VirusProtect+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by V-Series V120 and Ryzen 7 7840U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by V-Series V120 and Ryzen 7 7840U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-5600

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 780M ( - 2700 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by V-Series V120 and Ryzen 7 7840U.

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.

V-Series V120 0.27
Ryzen 7 7840U 15.74
+5730%

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.

V-Series V120 1874
Ryzen 7 7840U 6669
+256%

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.

V-Series V120 1874
Ryzen 7 7840U 38490
+1954%

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.

V-Series V120 953
Ryzen 7 7840U 12482
+1210%

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.

V-Series V120 69.3
Ryzen 7 7840U 3.51
+1874%

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.

V-Series V120 1
Ryzen 7 7840U 23
+3802%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.27 15.74
Physical cores 1 8
Threads 1 16
Chip lithography 45 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 28 Watt

V-Series V120 has 12% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 7 7840U, on the other hand, has a 5729.6% higher aggregate performance score, 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 1025% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 7 7840U is our recommended choice as it beats the V-Series V120 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between V-Series V120 and Ryzen 7 7840U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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