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AMD Ryzen 7 8840U vs AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme

AMD Ryzen 7 8840U
57.5Inno Score
VS
WINNER
AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme
57.6Inno Score
62.9Single-core67.2
44.2Multi-core47.4
73.5Efficiencyspec-based73.5
69.7iGPU—
55.5Platformspec-based49.3
4 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 8840U5 spec wins — AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Ryzen 7 8840U scores 57.5 against 57.6 for AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme. Pick by the categories that matter to you — AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme edges ahead in single-core and multi-core, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 7 8840U

  • 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 63
  • Stronger multi-core score: 47 vs 44
  • 21% higher Cinebench R23 (single): 1,963 vs 1,619
  • 17% higher Max TDP: 35 W vs 30 W
  • 12% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 13,686 vs 12,191

General

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

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840U versus AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840UAMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme
Cores88
Performance cores8+167%3
Efficiency cores—5
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 8840U versus AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840UAMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme
iGPUAMD Radeon 780MAMD Radeon Graphics (16 cores)
iGPU clock2,700 MHz2,900 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840U versus AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840UAMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme
Memory supportDDR5-5600 / LPDDR5X-7500LPDDR5X-8000 / DDR5-5600
Max memory96 GB—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840U versus AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840UAMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme
Geekbench 6 (single)—2,781Top 30%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—12,316Top 43%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,619Bottom 30%1,963+21%Top 22%
Cinebench R23 (multi)12,191Bottom 44%13,686+12%Top 50%
PassMark23,390+1%Top 47%23,200Top 47%
PassMark (single thread)3,538Bottom 40%3,899+10%Top 31%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)2,808Top 24%—

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