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AMD Ryzen 7 7840U vs Intel Core i5-8250U

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 7 7840U
59Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i5-8250U
34.1Inno Score
60.8Single-core31.5
47.5Multi-core24
73.5Efficiencyspec-based66.4
68.5iGPU25.8
61.8Platformspec-based35
14 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 7840U1 spec wins — Intel Core i5-8250U

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 7 7840U wins this laptop processor face-off, 59 to 34.1, pulling ahead mainly in iGPU (+43) and single-core (+29). Intel Core i5-8250U 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: 61 vs 32
  • Stronger multi-core score: 48 vs 24
  • Stronger iGPU score: 69 vs 26
  • 700% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 32 GB
  • 584% higher 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU): 2,659 vs 389

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i5-8250U

  • 46% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 28 W

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7840U versus Intel Core i5-8250U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7840UIntel Core i5-8250U
Announced20232017
Process4 nm+71%14 nm
Base TDP28 W15 W+46%
Max TDP30 W+20%25 W

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7840U versus Intel Core i5-8250U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7840UIntel Core i5-8250U
Cores8+100%4
Performance cores8+100%4
Efficiency cores—0
Threads16+100%8
Base clock3.3 GHz+106%1.6 GHz
Boost clock5.1 GHz+50%3.4 GHz
L3 cache16 MB+167%6 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7840U versus Intel Core i5-8250U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7840UIntel Core i5-8250U
iGPUAMD Radeon 780MIntel UHD Graphics 620
iGPU clock2,700 MHz1,100 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7840U versus Intel Core i5-8250U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7840UIntel Core i5-8250U
Memory supportLPDDR5X-7500 / DDR5-5600DDR4-2400 / LPDDR3-2133
Max memory256 GB+700%32 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7840U versus Intel Core i5-8250U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7840UIntel Core i5-8250U
Geekbench 6 (single)2,580Top 45%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)11,700Top 48%—
Cinebench R23 (single)1,740+99%Top 45%874Bottom 6%
Cinebench R23 (multi)14,500+367%Top 39%3,108Bottom 7%
PassMark24,388+322%Top 38%5,777Bottom 7%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)2,659+584%Top 22%389Bottom 8%

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