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AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS vs Intel Core i3-1215U

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS
57.4Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i3-1215U
45.4Inno Score
60.4Single-core50.7
46.1Multi-core28.9
73.5Efficiencyspec-based75.3
67.9iGPU48.2
55.5Platformspec-based43.3
15 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS3 spec wins — Intel Core i3-1215U

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS wins this laptop processor face-off, 57.4 to 45.4, pulling ahead mainly in iGPU (+20) and multi-core (+17). 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 8840HS

  • Stronger single-core score: 60 vs 51
  • Stronger multi-core score: 46 vs 29
  • Stronger iGPU score: 68 vs 48
  • 300% higher Performance cores: 8 vs 2
  • 175% higher Base clock: 3.3 GHz vs 1.2 GHz

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i3-1215U

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

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS versus Intel Core i3-1215U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840HSIntel Core i3-1215U
Announced20232022
Process4 nm+60%10 nm
Base TDP28 W15 W+46%
Max TDP30 W55 W+83%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS versus Intel Core i3-1215U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840HSIntel Core i3-1215U
Cores8+33%6
Performance cores8+300%2
Efficiency cores04
Threads16+100%8
Base clock3.3 GHz+175%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 8840HS versus Intel Core i3-1215U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840HSIntel Core i3-1215U
iGPUAMD Radeon 780MIntel UHD Graphics (64 EU)
iGPU clock2,700 MHz1,100 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS versus Intel Core i3-1215U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840HSIntel Core i3-1215U
Memory supportLPDDR5X-7500 / DDR5-5600LPDDR5-5200 / DDR5-4800 / DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267
Max memory96 GB+50%64 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS versus Intel Core i3-1215U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840HSIntel Core i3-1215U
Geekbench 6 (single)2,552+23%Top 49%2,082Bottom 20%
Geekbench 6 (multi)11,279+116%Bottom 49%5,213Bottom 8%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,737+15%Bottom 50%1,512Bottom 28%
Cinebench R23 (multi)13,082+152%Top 48%5,182Bottom 14%
PassMark24,551+144%Top 37%10,082Bottom 17%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)2,591+143%Top 30%1,067Bottom 37%

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