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AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS vs Intel Core Ultra 5 125U

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS
57.4Inno Score
VS
Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
53.7Inno Score
60.4Single-core60.7
46.1Multi-core37.5
73.5Efficiencyspec-based81.9
67.9iGPU—
55.5Platformspec-based51.8
9 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS4 spec wins — Intel Core Ultra 5 125U

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS wins this laptop processor face-off, 57.4 to 53.7, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+9). Intel Core Ultra 5 125U 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 multi-core score: 46 vs 38
  • 300% higher Performance cores: 8 vs 2
  • 154% higher Base clock: 3.3 GHz vs 1.3 GHz
  • 47% higher PassMark: 24,551 vs 16,674
  • 43% lower process: 4 nm vs 7 nm

Reasons to pick the Intel Core Ultra 5 125U

  • 90% higher Max TDP: 57 W vs 30 W
  • 50% higher cores: 12 vs 8
  • 46% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 28 W

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS versus Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840HSIntel Core Ultra 5 125U
Announced20232023
Process4 nm+43%7 nm
Base TDP28 W15 W+46%
Max TDP30 W57 W+90%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS versus Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840HSIntel Core Ultra 5 125U
Cores812+50%
Performance cores8+300%2
Efficiency cores010
Threads16+14%14
Base clock3.3 GHz+154%1.3 GHz
Boost clock5.1 GHz+19%4.3 GHz
L3 cache16 MB+33%12 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS versus Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840HSIntel Core Ultra 5 125U
iGPUAMD Radeon 780MIntel Graphics (4 Xe)
iGPU clock2,700 MHz1,850 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS versus Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840HSIntel Core Ultra 5 125U
Memory supportLPDDR5X-7500 / DDR5-5600LPDDR5X-7467 / DDR5-5600
Max memory96 GB96 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS versus Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840HSIntel Core Ultra 5 125U
Geekbench 6 (single)2,552Top 49%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)11,279Bottom 49%—
Cinebench R23 (single)1,737+11%Bottom 50%1,566Bottom 33%
Cinebench R23 (multi)13,082+36%Top 48%9,593Bottom 34%
PassMark24,551+47%Top 37%16,674Bottom 37%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)2,591Top 30%—

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