Ryzen 9 7840HX vs Athlon X2 7750 BE
Primary details
Comparing Athlon X2 7750 BE and Ryzen 9 7840HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045) |
| Architecture codename | Kuma (2008−2009) | Dragon Range-HX (Zen 4) (2023−2024) |
| Release date | December 2008 (15 years ago) | 17 January 2024 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon X2 7750 BE and Ryzen 9 7840HX 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 24 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 768 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 12 MB |
| L3 cache | 2 MB (shared) | 64 MB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 5 nm |
| Die size | 285 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 450 million | 9900 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon X2 7750 BE and Ryzen 9 7840HX 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 | no data |
| Socket | AM2+ | FL1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 55 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X2 7750 BE and Ryzen 9 7840HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X2 7750 BE and Ryzen 9 7840HX are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X2 7750 BE and Ryzen 9 7840HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon 610M (400 - 2200 MHz) |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 2 | 12 |
| Threads | 2 | 24 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 55 Watt |
Ryzen 9 7840HX has 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, a 1200% more advanced lithography process, and 72.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Athlon X2 7750 BE and Ryzen 9 7840HX. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Athlon X2 7750 BE is a desktop processor while Ryzen 9 7840HX is a notebook one.
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