Ultra 9 288V vs Ryzen 7 7840S

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 7840S
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
15.09
+21.3%
Core Ultra 9 288V
2024
8 cores / 8 threads, 30 Watt
12.44

Ryzen 7 7840S outperforms Core Ultra 9 288V by a significant 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 7840S and Core Ultra 9 288V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking466624
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesPhoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)no data
Power efficiency40.5939.04
Architecture codenamePhoenix-HS (Zen 4) (2023)Lunar Lake (2024)
Release date5 January 2023 (1 year ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 7840S and Core Ultra 9 288V 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)
Threads168
Base clock speed3.8 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus rateno data37 MHz
L1 cache512 KB192 KB (per core)
L2 cache8 MB2.5 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography4 nm3 nm
Die size178 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 7840S and Core Ultra 9 288V 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 configurationno data1
SocketFP7/FP7r2/FP8Intel BGA 2833
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt30 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 7840S and Core Ultra 9 288V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsRyzen AI, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEno data
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 7840S and Core Ultra 9 288V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 7840S and Core Ultra 9 288V are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 7840S and Core Ultra 9 288V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon 780M ( - 2700 MHz)Arc 140V

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 7840S and Core Ultra 9 288V.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data4

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 7840S 15.09
+21.3%
Ultra 9 288V 12.44

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 7840S 23966
+21.3%
Ultra 9 288V 19761

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 7840S 7579
Ultra 9 288V 10697
+41.1%

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 7840S 45931
+1.2%
Ultra 9 288V 45377

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 7840S 14547
+16.3%
Ultra 9 288V 12505

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 7840S 10.2
Ultra 9 288V 9
+13.3%

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 7840S 29
+44.6%
Ultra 9 288V 20

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 7840S 3.33
Ultra 9 288V 3.56
+6.9%

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 7840S 12.9
+67.5%
Ultra 9 288V 7.7

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 7840S 20369
+136%
Ultra 9 288V 8613

CrossMark Overall

Ryzen 7 7840S 1655
+0.1%
Ultra 9 288V 1654

WebXPRT 4 Overall

Ryzen 7 7840S 248
Ultra 9 288V 342
+38.2%

Geekbench 6.3 Multi-Core

Ryzen 7 7840S 12598
+13.8%
Ultra 9 288V 11069

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.09 12.44
Recency 5 January 2023 24 September 2024
Threads 16 8
Chip lithography 4 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 30 Watt

Ryzen 7 7840S has a 21.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.

Ultra 9 288V, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 33.3% more advanced lithography process, and 16.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 7840S is our recommended choice as it beats the Core Ultra 9 288V in performance tests.


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