Ryzen 5 6600H vs Core i7-2840QM

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-2840QM
2011
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
2.48
Ryzen 5 6600H
2022
6 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
12.23
+393%

Ryzen 5 6600H outperforms i7-2840QM by a whopping 393% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-2840QM and Ryzen 5 6600H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking1674590
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7AMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+)
Release date4 September 2011 (12 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i7-2840QM and Ryzen 5 6600H 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads812
Base clock speedno data3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus support4 × 5 GT/sno data
L1 cache256 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm6 nm
Die size216 mm2208 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Number of transistors1160 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-2840QM and Ryzen 5 6600H 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
SocketSocket G2FP7
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-2840QM and Ryzen 5 6600H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataDDR5-4800/LPDDR5-6400 RAM (incl. ECC), PCIe 4, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data

Security technologies

Core i7-2840QM and Ryzen 5 6600H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-2840QM and Ryzen 5 6600H 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 i7-2840QM and Ryzen 5 6600H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.598 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 3000AMD Radeon 660M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-2840QM and Ryzen 5 6600H.

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.

i7-2840QM 2.48
Ryzen 5 6600H 12.23
+393%

Ryzen 5 6600H outperforms Core i7-2840QM by 393% 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%

i7-2840QM 3842
Ryzen 5 6600H 18912
+392%

Ryzen 5 6600H outperforms Core i7-2840QM by 392% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.48 12.23
Integrated graphics card 0.66 9.78
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 8 12
Chip lithography 32 nm 6 nm

The Ryzen 5 6600H is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-2840QM in performance tests.


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