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AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS vs AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme

AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS
57.6Inno Score
VS
AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme
57.6Inno Score
60.4Single-core67.2
46.1Multi-core47.4
73.5Efficiencyspec-based73.5
69.7iGPU—
55.5Platformspec-based49.3
4 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS8 spec wins — AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS scores 57.6 against 57.6 for AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS

  • 167% higher Performance cores: 8 vs 3
  • 65% higher Base clock: 3.3 GHz vs 2 GHz

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme

  • Stronger single-core score: 67 vs 60
  • 17% higher Max TDP: 35 W vs 30 W
  • 13% higher Cinebench R23 (single): 1,963 vs 1,737

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS versus AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840HSAMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme
Announced20232025
Process4 nm4 nm
Base TDP28 W28 W
Max TDP30 W35 W+17%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS versus AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840HSAMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme
Cores88
Performance cores8+167%3
Efficiency cores05
Threads1616
Base clock3.3 GHz+65%2 GHz
Boost clock5.1 GHz+2%5 GHz
L3 cache16 MB16 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS versus AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840HSAMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme
iGPUAMD Radeon 780MAMD Radeon Graphics (16 cores)
iGPU clock2,700 MHz2,900 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS versus AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840HSAMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme
Memory supportLPDDR5X-7500 / DDR5-5600LPDDR5X-8000 / DDR5-5600
Max memory96 GB—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS versus AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840HSAMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme
Geekbench 6 (single)2,552Bottom 47%2,781+9%Top 30%
Geekbench 6 (multi)11,279Bottom 47%12,316+9%Top 43%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,737Bottom 42%1,963+13%Top 22%
Cinebench R23 (multi)13,082Bottom 48%13,686+5%Top 50%
PassMark24,551+6%Top 42%23,200Top 47%
PassMark (single thread)3,572Bottom 43%3,899+9%Top 31%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)2,808Top 24%—

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