Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U vs Pentium U5600
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U outperforms Pentium U5600 by a whopping 3879% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium U5600 and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3017 | 449 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Pentium | AMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040) |
| Power efficiency | 2.05 | 52.46 |
| Architecture codename | Arrandale (2010−2011) | Phoenix (Zen 4) (2023) |
| Release date | 9 January 2011 (13 years ago) | 3 May 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Pentium U5600 and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 1.33 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.33 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 1.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 1 × 2.5 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 10 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 8 MB |
| L3 cache | 3 MB (shared) | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 81+114 mm2 | 178 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 384 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium U5600 and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 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 (Uniprocessor) | no data |
| Socket | Intel BGA1288 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium U5600 and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| FMA | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| PAE | 36 Bit | no data |
| FDI | + | no data |
| Fast Memory Access | + | no data |
Security technologies
Pentium U5600 and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium U5600 and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | no data |
| VT-x | - | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium U5600 and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 12.799 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors | AMD Radeon 780M ( - 2700 MHz) |
| Clear Video | + | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 500 MHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium U5600 and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium U5600 and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no data |
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.39 | 15.52 |
| Integrated graphics card | 0.77 | 18.32 |
| Recency | 9 January 2011 | 3 May 2023 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 8 |
| Threads | 2 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 28 Watt |
Pentium U5600 has 55.6% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U, on the other hand, has a 3879.5% higher aggregate performance score, 2279.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 12 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.
The Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium U5600 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium U5600 and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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