Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS vs Ryzen 5 1600

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 1600 and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	948	387
Place by popularity	44	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.52	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	no data
Power efficiency	11.25	56.58
Architecture codename	Zen 2 (2017−2020)	Hawk Point (2024)
Release date	11 April 2017 (7 years ago)	16 April 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$219	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1600 and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	12	16
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	5.1 GHz
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	32	no data
L1 cache	96K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Die size	192 mm2	178 mm2
Number of transistors	4,800 million	25,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1600 and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS 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)	1
Socket	AM4	FP7
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR5
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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AMD Radeon 780M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	20	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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	7.73	16.74
Recency	11 April 2017	16 April 2024
Physical cores	6	8
Threads	12	16
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	28 Watt

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