Ryzen 7 7840HS vs Core i3-7130U

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Aggregate performance score

Core i3-7130U
2017
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.62
Ryzen 7 7840HS
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
18.72
+615%

Ryzen 7 7840HS outperforms i3-7130U by a whopping 615% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-7130U and Ryzen 7 7840HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking1651289
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i3no data
Architecture codenameKaby Lake-UPhoenix-HS (Zen 4)
Release date2 July 2017 (7 years ago)5 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$281no data
Current price$528 (1.9x MSRP)no data

Detailed specifications

Core i3-7130U and Ryzen 7 7840HS 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 cores2 (Dual-core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speedno data3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz5.1 GHz
L1 cache128 KB512 KB
L2 cache512 KB8 MB
L3 cache3 MB16 MB
Chip lithography14 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data178 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Number of transistorsno data25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-7130U and Ryzen 7 7840HS 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketBGA1356FP7/FP7r2/FP8
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-7130U and Ryzen 7 7840HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataDDR5-5600/LPDDR5x-7500 RAM (incl. ECC), PCIe 4, Ryzen AI, 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++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-7130U and Ryzen 7 7840HS are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-7130U and Ryzen 7 7840HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR5
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 620AMD Radeon 780M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-7130U and Ryzen 7 7840HS.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes1220

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.

i3-7130U 2.62
Ryzen 7 7840HS 18.72
+615%

Ryzen 7 7840HS outperforms Core i3-7130U by 615% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

i3-7130U 4055
Ryzen 7 7840HS 28949
+614%

Ryzen 7 7840HS outperforms Core i3-7130U by 614% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i3-7130U 863
Ryzen 7 7840HS 2385
+176%

Ryzen 7 7840HS outperforms Core i3-7130U by 176% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i3-7130U 1740
Ryzen 7 7840HS 11124
+539%

Ryzen 7 7840HS outperforms Core i3-7130U by 539% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

i3-7130U 4338
Ryzen 7 7840HS 7642
+76.2%

Ryzen 7 7840HS outperforms Core i3-7130U by 76% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i3-7130U 9828
Ryzen 7 7840HS 47933
+388%

Ryzen 7 7840HS outperforms Core i3-7130U by 388% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i3-7130U 3823
Ryzen 7 7840HS 15663
+310%

Ryzen 7 7840HS outperforms Core i3-7130U by 310% in 3DMark06 CPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

i3-7130U 18.02
Ryzen 7 7840HS 2.64
+583%

Core i3-7130U outperforms Ryzen 7 7840HS by 583% in wPrime 32.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

i3-7130U 3
Ryzen 7 7840HS 30
+880%

Ryzen 7 7840HS outperforms Core i3-7130U by 880% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Benchmark coverage: 15%

i3-7130U 284
Ryzen 7 7840HS 2573
+806%

Ryzen 7 7840HS outperforms Core i3-7130U by 806% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

i3-7130U 111
Ryzen 7 7840HS 279
+151%

Ryzen 7 7840HS outperforms Core i3-7130U by 151% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

i3-7130U 1.29
Ryzen 7 7840HS 3.31
+157%

Ryzen 7 7840HS outperforms Core i3-7130U by 157% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i3-7130U 1.7
Ryzen 7 7840HS 14.8
+771%

Ryzen 7 7840HS outperforms Core i3-7130U by 771% in TrueCrypt AES.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i3-7130U 2250
Ryzen 7 7840HS 7064
+214%

Ryzen 7 7840HS outperforms Core i3-7130U by 214% in WinRAR 4.0.

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.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i3-7130U 19
Ryzen 7 7840HS 147
+674%

Ryzen 7 7840HS outperforms Core i3-7130U by 674% in x264 encoding pass 2.

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.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i3-7130U 100
Ryzen 7 7840HS 290
+189%

Ryzen 7 7840HS outperforms Core i3-7130U by 189% in x264 encoding pass 1.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.62 18.72
Integrated graphics card 2.42 18.32
Recency 2 July 2017 5 January 2023
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 4 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt

i3-7130U has 133.3% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 7 7840HS, on the other hand, has a 614.5% higher aggregate performance score, 657% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 5 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 7 7840HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-7130U in performance tests.


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