Ryzen 7 8700GE vs Ryzen 7 8840U
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 7 8840U and Ryzen 7 8700GE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 465 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 50.90 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Hawk Point-U (Zen 4) (2023) | Phoenix (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 6 December 2023 (less than a year ago) | no data (2024 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 7 8840U and Ryzen 7 8700GE 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 cores | 8 (Octa-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.1 GHz | 4.8 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 178 mm2 | 178 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 25,000 million | 25,000 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 8840U and Ryzen 7 8700GE 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FP8 | AM5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 8840U and Ryzen 7 8700GE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Ryzen AI, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 8840U and Ryzen 7 8700GE are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 8840U and Ryzen 7 8700GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 780M | AMD Radeon 780M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 8840U and Ryzen 7 8700GE.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | 20 |
Pros & cons summary
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 35 Watt |
Ryzen 7 8840U has 25% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 7 8840U and Ryzen 7 8700GE. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Ryzen 7 8840U is a notebook processor while Ryzen 7 8700GE is a desktop one.
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