i3-9100 vs Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
17.22
+302%

Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS outperforms i3-9100 by a whopping 302% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS and Core i3-9100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking3771356
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data10.74
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)Intel Core i3
Architecture codenamePhoenix-HS (Zen 4) (2023)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date13 June 2023 (1 year ago)23 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$122

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS and Core i3-9100 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)
Threads164
Base clock speed3.8 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data36
L1 cache512 KB256 KB
L2 cache8 MB1 MB
L3 cache16 MB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography4 nm14 nm
Die size178 mm2126 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS and Core i3-9100 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFP7/FP8FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS and Core i3-9100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS and Core i3-9100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS and Core i3-9100 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS and Core i3-9100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-2400
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon 780MIntel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS and Core i3-9100 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS and Core i3-9100 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS and Core i3-9100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS and Core i3-9100.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 PRO 7840HS 17.22
+302%
i3-9100 4.28

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 PRO 7840HS 26632
+302%
i3-9100 6620

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 PRO 7840HS 2235
+59.4%
i3-9100 1402

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 PRO 7840HS 10736
+193%
i3-9100 3659

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.22 4.28
Integrated graphics card 18.32 3.09
Recency 13 June 2023 23 April 2019
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 16 4
Chip lithography 4 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS has a 302.3% higher aggregate performance score, 492.9% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-9100 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS is a notebook processor while Core i3-9100 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS and Core i3-9100, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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