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AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS vs Intel Core i3-1215U

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
59.2Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i3-1215U
45.4Inno Score
61.5Single-core50.7
51.2Multi-core28.9
65.4Efficiencyspec-based75.3
68.5iGPU48.2
61.8Platformspec-based43.3
15 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS2 spec wins — Intel Core i3-1215U

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS wins this laptop processor face-off, 59.2 to 45.4, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+22) and iGPU (+20). Intel Core i3-1215U still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS

  • Stronger single-core score: 62 vs 51
  • Stronger multi-core score: 51 vs 29
  • Stronger iGPU score: 69 vs 48
  • 300% higher Performance cores: 8 vs 2
  • 300% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 64 GB

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i3-1215U

  • 57% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 35 W

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS versus Intel Core i3-1215U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7840HSIntel Core i3-1215U
Announced20232022
Process4 nm+60%10 nm
Base TDP35 W15 W+57%
Max TDP54 W55 W+2%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS versus Intel Core i3-1215U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7840HSIntel Core i3-1215U
Cores8+33%6
Performance cores8+300%2
Efficiency cores—4
Threads16+100%8
Base clock3.8 GHz+217%1.2 GHz
Boost clock5.1 GHz+16%4.4 GHz
L3 cache16 MB+60%10 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS versus Intel Core i3-1215U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7840HSIntel Core i3-1215U
iGPUAMD Radeon 780MIntel UHD Graphics (64 EU)
iGPU clock2,700 MHz1,100 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS versus Intel Core i3-1215U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7840HSIntel Core i3-1215U
Memory supportLPDDR5X-7500 / DDR5-5600LPDDR5-5200 / DDR5-4800 / DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267
Max memory256 GB+300%64 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS versus Intel Core i3-1215U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7840HSIntel Core i3-1215U
Geekbench 6 (single)2,610+25%Top 43%2,082Bottom 24%
Geekbench 6 (multi)12,600+142%Top 41%5,213Bottom 9%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,760+16%Top 42%1,512Bottom 33%
Cinebench R23 (multi)16,600+220%Top 30%5,182Bottom 16%
PassMark28,241+180%Top 25%10,082Bottom 20%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)2,659+149%Top 22%1,067Bottom 39%

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