Ryzen 7 7840HS vs EPYC 9124
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 9124 outperforms Ryzen 7 7840HS by an impressive 52% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing EPYC 9124 and Ryzen 7 7840HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 168 | 315 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 22.25 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | AMD EPYC | no data |
| Architecture codename | Genoa (2022−2023) | Phoenix-HS (Zen 4) (2023) |
| Release date | 10 November 2022 (1 year ago) | 5 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,083 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
EPYC 9124 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 cores | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 32 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| Multiplier | 30 | no data |
| L1 cache | 1 MB | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | 8 MB |
| L3 cache | 64 MB (shared) | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm, 6 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 4x 72 mm2 | 178 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 26,280 million | 25,000 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | + |
Compatibility
Information on EPYC 9124 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 configuration | 2 | 1 |
| Socket | SP5 | FP7/FP7r2/FP8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 9124 and Ryzen 7 7840HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | 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 | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 9124 and Ryzen 7 7840HS are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 9124 and Ryzen 7 7840HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5-4800 | DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 6 TiB | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 460.8 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon 780M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 9124 and Ryzen 7 7840HS.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 128 | 20 |
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 28.51 | 18.75 |
| Recency | 10 November 2022 | 5 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 8 |
| Threads | 32 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | 35 Watt |
EPYC 9124 has a 52.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Ryzen 7 7840HS, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 month, a 25% more advanced lithography process, and 471.4% lower power consumption.
The EPYC 9124 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 7840HS in performance tests.
Be aware that EPYC 9124 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 7 7840HS is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between EPYC 9124 and Ryzen 7 7840HS, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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