5 220U vs Ryzen 7 8840U

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 8840U
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 28 Watt
14.68
+80.1%
Core 5 220U
10 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
8.15

Ryzen 7 8840U outperforms Core 5 220U by an impressive 80% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 8840U and Core 5 220U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking492946
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Power efficiency49.9651.78
Architecture codenameHawk Point-U (Zen 4) (2023)Raptor Lake-U (2023)
Release date6 December 2023 (1 year ago)no data

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 8840U and Core 5 220U 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)10 (Deca-Core)
Performance-coresno data2
Efficient-coresno data8
Threads1612
Base clock speed3.3 GHz1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz5 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography4 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size178 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Number of transistors25,000 millionno data
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 8840U and Core 5 220U 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
SocketFP8FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 8840U and Core 5 220U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsRyzen AI, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPP-+
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 8840U and Core 5 220U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 8840U and Core 5 220U are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 8840U and Core 5 220U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR5-5200, DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-4267
Maximum memory sizeno data96 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon 780M ( - 2700 MHz)Intel® Graphics
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.3 GHz
Execution Unitsno data80

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 7 8840U and Core 5 220U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 7 8840U and Core 5 220U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 7 8840U and Core 5 220U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 8840U and Core 5 220U.

PCIe version4.04.0
PCI Express lanes208

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 8840U 14.68
+80.1%
5 220U 8.15

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 8840U 23509
+80.1%
5 220U 13052

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.68 8.15
Physical cores 8 10
Threads 16 12
Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 7 8840U has a 80.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 33.3% more threads.

5 220U, on the other hand, has 25% more physical cores, and 86.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 8840U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 5 220U in performance tests.


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