Ryzen 7 7840U vs Ryzen 5 6600H

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 6600H
2022
6 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
12.22
Ryzen 7 7840U
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 28 Watt
16.32
+33.6%

Ryzen 7 7840U outperforms Ryzen 5 6600H by a substantial 34% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 6600H and Ryzen 7 7840U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking650423
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)AMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Power efficiency24.7653.15
Architecture codenameRembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022)Phoenix-U (Zen 4) (2023)
Release dateJanuary 2022 (2 years ago)May 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 6600H and Ryzen 7 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1216
Base clock speed3.3 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz5.1 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography6 nm4 nm
Die size208 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °C100 °C
Number of transistorsno data25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 6600H and Ryzen 7 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 configuration11
SocketFP7FP8
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 6600H and Ryzen 7 7840U. 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 6600H and Ryzen 7 7840U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 6600H and Ryzen 7 7840U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR5-5600

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon 660MAMD Radeon 780M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 6600H and Ryzen 7 7840U.

PCIe version4.04.0
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 6600H 12.22
Ryzen 7 7840U 16.32
+33.6%

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 6600H 18702
Ryzen 7 7840U 24975
+33.5%

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.

Ryzen 5 6600H 1810
Ryzen 7 7840U 2082
+15%

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.

Ryzen 5 6600H 7452
Ryzen 7 7840U 8736
+17.2%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen 5 6600H 1737
Ryzen 7 7840U 1990
+14.6%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 5 6600H 236
Ryzen 7 7840U 264
+11.9%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 5 6600H 7729
Ryzen 7 7840U 9382
+21.4%

Blender(-)

Ryzen 5 6600H 293
+12.9%
Ryzen 7 7840U 260

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 5 6600H 1474
Ryzen 7 7840U 1738
+17.9%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 5 6600H 5553
Ryzen 7 7840U 5952
+7.2%

7-Zip

Ryzen 5 6600H 47836
Ryzen 7 7840U 55145
+15.3%

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 5 6600H 244
Ryzen 7 7840U 262
+7.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.22 16.32
Integrated graphics card 16.29 18.27
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Chip lithography 6 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 28 Watt

Ryzen 7 7840U has a 33.6% higher aggregate performance score, 12.2% faster integrated GPU, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, a 50% more advanced lithography process, and 60.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 7840U is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 6600H in performance tests.


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