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AMD Ryzen 7 7840U vs Intel Core i5-1235U

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 7 7840U
54.5Inno Score
VS
I
36.3Inno Score
48.6Single-core30.7
36.7Multi-core20
73.5Efficiency75.3
92iGPU32
61.8Platform47.7
14 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 7840U3 spec wins — Intel Core i5-1235U

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 7 7840U wins this laptop processor face-off, 54.5 to 36.3, pulling ahead mainly in iGPU (+60) and Single-core (+18). Intel Core i5-1235U 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 7840U

  • Stronger Single-core score: 49 vs 31
  • Stronger Multi-core score: 37 vs 20
  • Stronger iGPU score: 92 vs 32
  • Stronger platform score: 62 vs 48
  • 300% higher Performance cores: 8 vs 2

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i5-1235U

  • 83% higher Max TDP: 55 W vs 30 W
  • 46% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 28 W
  • 25% higher cores: 10 vs 8

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7840U versus Intel Core i5-1235U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7840UIntel Core i5-1235U
Announced20232022
Process4 nm+60%10 nm
Base TDP28 W15 W+46%
Max TDP30 W55 W+83%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7840U versus Intel Core i5-1235U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7840UIntel Core i5-1235U
Cores810+25%
Performance cores8+300%2
Efficiency cores—8
Threads16+33%12
Base clock3.3 GHz+154%1.3 GHz
Boost clock5.1 GHz+16%4.4 GHz
L3 cache16 MB+33%12 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7840U versus Intel Core i5-1235U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7840UIntel Core i5-1235U
iGPUAMD Radeon 780MIntel Iris Xe (80 EU)
iGPU clock2,700 MHz+125%1,200 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7840U versus Intel Core i5-1235U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7840UIntel Core i5-1235U
Memory supportLPDDR5X-7500 / DDR5-5600LPDDR5-5200 / DDR5-4800 / LPDDR4X-4267
Max memory256 GB+300%64 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7840U versus Intel Core i5-1235U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7840UIntel Core i5-1235U
Geekbench 6 (single)2,580+29%2,000
Geekbench 6 (multi)11,700+92%6,100
Cinebench R23 (single)1,740+14%1,520
Cinebench R23 (multi)14,500+134%6,200
PassMark28,400+141%11,800

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