Ryzen 3 5400U vs Ryzen 7 7840S

VS

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 7840S
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
15.09
+116%
Ryzen 3 5400U
2021
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
6.97

Ryzen 7 7840S outperforms Ryzen 3 5400U by a whopping 116% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 7840S and Ryzen 3 5400U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking4671013
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesPhoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency40.8043.97
Architecture codenamePhoenix-HS (Zen 4) (2023)Cezanne-U (Zen 3) (2021)
Release date5 January 2023 (1 year ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 7840S and Ryzen 3 5400U 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads168
Base clock speed3.8 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz4 GHz
Multiplierno data26
L1 cache512 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache8 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography4 nm7 nm
Die size178 mm2180 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
Number of transistorsno data10,700 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 7840S and Ryzen 3 5400U 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/FP8FP6
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 7840S and Ryzen 3 5400U. 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, SMEMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 7840S and Ryzen 3 5400U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 7840S and Ryzen 3 5400U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
AMD Radeon 780M ( - 2700 MHz)AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1600 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 7840S and Ryzen 3 5400U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data8

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
+116%
Ryzen 3 5400U 6.97

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
+117%
Ryzen 3 5400U 11068

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 7 7840S 11288
+265%
Ryzen 3 5400U 3095

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.09 6.97
Integrated graphics card 18.32 6.04
Recency 5 January 2023 12 January 2021
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 16 8
Chip lithography 4 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 7 7840S has a 116.5% higher aggregate performance score, 203.3% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

Ryzen 3 5400U, on the other hand, has 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 7840S is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 5400U in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 7840S and Ryzen 3 5400U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.


AMD Ryzen 7 7840S
Ryzen 7 7840S
AMD Ryzen 3 5400U
Ryzen 3 5400U

Similar processor comparisons

We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.

Community ratings

Here you can see how users rate the processors, as well as rate them yourself.


3.8 25 votes

Rate Ryzen 7 7840S on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
4.2 127 votes

Rate Ryzen 3 5400U on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about Ryzen 7 7840S or Ryzen 3 5400U, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.