Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U vs Ryzen 5 2600

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 2600
2018
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
8.56
Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U
2024
8 cores / 16 threads, 28 Watt
15.61
+82.4%

Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U outperforms Ryzen 5 2600 by an impressive 82% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2600 and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking884446
Place by popularity23not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation10.98no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Architecture codenamePinnacle Riege (Zen+) (2018)Hawk Point (2024)
Release date13 April 2018 (6 years ago)16 April 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2600 and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1216
Base clock speed3.4 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier34no data
L1 cache576 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache3 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm4 nm
Die size213 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Number of transistors4800 Million25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2600 and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U 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
SocketAM4 (LGA1331)FP7
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEno data
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-AMD Radeon 780M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes2020

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.

Ryzen 5 2600 8.56
Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U 15.61
+82.4%

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.

Ryzen 5 2600 13193
Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U 24065
+82.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.56 15.61
Recency 13 April 2018 16 April 2024
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Chip lithography 12 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 28 Watt

Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U has a 82.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, a 200% more advanced lithography process, and 132.1% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 2600 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 2600 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 2600 and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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