Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U vs A8-3500M
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U outperforms A8-3500M by a whopping 1625% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2815 | 595 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD A-Series | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.95 | 20.57 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Llano (2011−2012) | Hawk Point (2024−2025) |
| Release date | 14 June 2011 (14 years ago) | 16 April 2024 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
A8-3500M and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 1.5 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 228 mm2 | 178 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 25,000 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on A8-3500M and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FS1 | FP7 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-3500M and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6620G | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-3500M and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-3500M and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 6620G (444 MHz) | AMD Radeon 780M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-3500M and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 20 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.79 | 13.63 |
| Integrated graphics card | 0.77 | 15.65 |
| Recency | 14 June 2011 | 16 April 2024 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 8 |
| Threads | 4 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 28 Watt |
Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U has a 1625.3% higher aggregate performance score, 1932.5% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 12 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 700% more advanced lithography process, and 25% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD A8-3500M in performance tests.
Be aware that A8-3500M is a notebook processor while Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U is a server/workstation one.
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