A6-9230 SoC vs Ryzen 9 7840HX

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 7840HX and A6-9230 SoC processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045)no data
Architecture codenameDragon Range-HX (Zen 4) (2023−2024)Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date17 January 2024 (less than a year ago)31 May 2016 (8 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 7840HX and A6-9230 SoC 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads242
Base clock speed2.9 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz2.8 GHz
L1 cache768 KB160 KB
L2 cache12 MB1 MB (shared)
L3 cache64 MBno data
Chip lithography5 nm28 nm
Die sizeno data125 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors9900 Million1,200 million
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 7840HX and A6-9230 SoC 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
SocketFL1FT4
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 7840HX and A6-9230 SoC. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 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++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 7840HX and A6-9230 SoC are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 7840HX and A6-9230 SoC. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon 610MRadeon R4 3CU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 7840HX and A6-9230 SoC.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data8

Pros & cons summary


Recency 17 January 2024 31 May 2016
Physical cores 12 2
Threads 24 2
Chip lithography 5 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 25 Watt

Ryzen 9 7840HX has an age advantage of 7 years, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

A6-9230 SoC, on the other hand, has 120% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 9 7840HX and A6-9230 SoC. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Ryzen 9 7840HX is a notebook processor while A6-9230 SoC is a desktop one.


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