Ryzen 9 7840HX vs Ryzen Z1 Extreme

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Z1 Extreme and Ryzen 9 7840HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking428not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesPhoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)AMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045)
Power efficiency100.00no data
Architecture codenamePhoenix (Zen 4) (2023)Dragon Range-HX (Zen 4) (2023−2024)
Release dateMay 2023 (1 year ago)17 January 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen Z1 Extreme and Ryzen 9 7840HX 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)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads1624
Base clock speed3.3 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz5.1 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)768 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)12 MB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)64 MB
Chip lithography4 nm5 nm
Die size178 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors25,000 million9900 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Z1 Extreme and Ryzen 9 7840HX 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 configuration1no data
SocketFP8FL1
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Z1 Extreme and Ryzen 9 7840HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, 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, SME
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Z1 Extreme and Ryzen 9 7840HX are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Z1 Extreme and Ryzen 9 7840HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon 780M ( - 2700 MHz)AMD Radeon 610M (400 - 2200 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Z1 Extreme and Ryzen 9 7840HX.

PCIe version4.0no data
PCI Express lanes20no data

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 18.32 2.85
Physical cores 8 12
Threads 16 24
Chip lithography 4 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 55 Watt

Ryzen Z1 Extreme has 542.8% faster integrated GPU, a 25% more advanced lithography process, and 266.7% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 7840HX, on the other hand, has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen Z1 Extreme and Ryzen 9 7840HX. We've got no test results to judge.


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