Ryzen 7 7840U vs Ryzen 7 7700

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 7700
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
21.80
+38.8%
Ryzen 7 7840U
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 28 Watt
15.71

Ryzen 7 7700 outperforms Ryzen 7 7840U by a substantial 39% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 7700 and Ryzen 7 7840U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking243435
Place by popularity83not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation51.50no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7AMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Power efficiency31.7453.10
Architecture codenameRaphael (Zen4) (2022−2023)Phoenix-U (Zen 4) (2023)
Release date14 January 2023 (1 year ago)May 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$339no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 7700 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1616
Base clock speed3.8 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed5.3 GHz5.1 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache32 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm, 6 nm4 nm
Die size71 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)61 °Cno data
Number of transistors6,570 million25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 7700 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
SocketAM5FP8
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 7700 and Ryzen 7 7840U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions5 nm, 0.650 - 1.475Vno data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 7700 and Ryzen 7 7840U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 7700 and Ryzen 7 7840U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-5200DDR5-5600
Maximum memory size128 GBno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) (400 - 2200 MHz)AMD Radeon 780M ( - 2700 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 7700 and Ryzen 7 7840U.

PCIe version5.04.0
PCI Express lanes2420

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 7 7700 21.80
+38.8%
Ryzen 7 7840U 15.71

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 7 7700 34636
+38.8%
Ryzen 7 7840U 24960

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 7 7700 2876
+38.1%
Ryzen 7 7840U 2083

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 7 7700 14932
+70.6%
Ryzen 7 7840U 8751

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Ryzen 7 7700 8345
+25.1%
Ryzen 7 7840U 6669

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Ryzen 7 7700 53881
+40%
Ryzen 7 7840U 38490

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Ryzen 7 7700 18277
+46.4%
Ryzen 7 7840U 12482

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Ryzen 7 7700 2.72
+29%
Ryzen 7 7840U 3.51

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Ryzen 7 7700 34
+51.5%
Ryzen 7 7840U 23

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Ryzen 7 7700 3047
+53.1%
Ryzen 7 7840U 1990

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 7 7700 308
+16.7%
Ryzen 7 7840U 264

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark 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 loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 7 7700 3.64
+30.5%
Ryzen 7 7840U 2.79

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Ryzen 7 7700 15.9
+88.2%
Ryzen 7 7840U 8.5

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Ryzen 7 7700 14860
+160%
Ryzen 7 7840U 5723

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Ryzen 7 7700 175
+60.8%
Ryzen 7 7840U 109

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Ryzen 7 7700 368
+55.1%
Ryzen 7 7840U 237

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 7 7700 13929
+48.5%
Ryzen 7 7840U 9382

Blender(-)

Ryzen 7 7700 166
Ryzen 7 7840U 260
+56.3%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 7 7700 2161
+24.3%
Ryzen 7 7840U 1738

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 7 7700 7880
+32.4%
Ryzen 7 7840U 5952

7-Zip

Ryzen 7 7700 85260
+54.6%
Ryzen 7 7840U 55145

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 7 7700 352
+34.4%
Ryzen 7 7840U 262

CrossMark Overall

Ryzen 7 7700 2238
+45.9%
Ryzen 7 7840U 1534

WebXPRT 4 Overall

Ryzen 7 7700 295
+41.8%
Ryzen 7 7840U 208

Blender v3.3 Classroom CPU(-)

Ryzen 7 7700 266
Ryzen 7 7840U 421
+58.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 21.80 15.71
Integrated graphics card 4.43 18.32
Chip lithography 5 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 28 Watt

Ryzen 7 7700 has a 38.8% higher aggregate performance score.

Ryzen 7 7840U, on the other hand, has 313.5% faster integrated GPU, a 25% more advanced lithography process, and 132.1% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 7700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 7840U in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 7 7700 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 7 7840U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 7700 and Ryzen 7 7840U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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