Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS vs A8-5545M
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS outperforms A8-5545M by a whopping 1552% 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 | 2722 | 507 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD A-Series | no data |
| Power efficiency | 1.57 | 23.10 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Richland (2013−2014) | Hawk Point (2024−2025) |
| Release date | 1 June 2013 (12 years ago) | 16 April 2024 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
A8-5545M and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS 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 | 1.7 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.7 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 | 246 mm2 | 178 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 71 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 25,000 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on A8-5545M and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS 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 | FP2 | FP7 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-5545M and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA | Ryzen AI, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-5545M and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-5545M and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS. 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 8510G (450 - 554 MHz) | AMD Radeon 780M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-5545M and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS.
| 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 | 0.92 | 15.20 |
| Integrated graphics card | 0.88 | 16.34 |
| Recency | 1 June 2013 | 16 April 2024 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 8 |
| Threads | 4 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 28 Watt |
A8-5545M has 12% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS, on the other hand, has a 1552.2% higher aggregate performance score, 1756.8% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 10 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD A8-5545M in performance tests.
Be aware that A8-5545M is a notebook processor while Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS is a server/workstation one.
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