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AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS vs Intel Core i7-1185G7

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS
57.4Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i7-1185G7
44.6Inno Score
60.4Single-core50.3
46.1Multi-core30.8
73.5Efficiencyspec-based60.2
67.9iGPU55.7
55.5Platformspec-based44.7
14 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS0 spec wins — Intel Core i7-1185G7

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS wins this laptop processor face-off, 57.4 to 44.6, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+15) and iGPU (+12). Intel Core i7-1185G7 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 50
  • Stronger multi-core score: 46 vs 31
  • Stronger iGPU score: 68 vs 56
  • 149% higher PassMark: 24,551 vs 9,876
  • 146% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 13,082 vs 5,324

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-1185G7

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS versus Intel Core i7-1185G7
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840HSIntel Core i7-1185G7
Announced20232020
Process4 nm+60%10 nm
Base TDP28 W28 W
Max TDP30 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS versus Intel Core i7-1185G7
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840HSIntel Core i7-1185G7
Cores8+100%4
Performance cores8—
Efficiency cores0—
Threads16+100%8
Base clock3.3 GHz+10%3 GHz
Boost clock5.1 GHz+6%4.8 GHz
L3 cache16 MB+33%12 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS versus Intel Core i7-1185G7
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840HSIntel Core i7-1185G7
iGPUAMD Radeon 780MIntel Iris Xe Graphics (96 EU)
iGPU clock2,700 MHz1,350 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS versus Intel Core i7-1185G7
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840HSIntel Core i7-1185G7
Memory supportLPDDR5X-7500 / DDR5-5600DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4x-4267
Max memory96 GB+50%64 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS versus Intel Core i7-1185G7
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840HSIntel Core i7-1185G7
Geekbench 6 (single)2,552+19%Top 49%2,142Bottom 22%
Geekbench 6 (multi)11,279+70%Bottom 49%6,624Bottom 17%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,737+20%Bottom 50%1,449Bottom 23%
Cinebench R23 (multi)13,082+146%Top 48%5,324Bottom 16%
PassMark24,551+149%Top 37%9,876Bottom 17%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)2,591+73%Top 30%1,496Top 43%

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