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AMD Ryzen 7 8840U vs Intel Core 5 315

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 7 8840U
57.4Inno Score
VS
Intel Core 5 315
50.7Inno Score
62.9Single-core54
44.2Multi-core35.7
73.5Efficiencyspec-based93
68.5iGPU—
55.5Platformspec-based37.9
8 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 8840U4 spec wins — Intel Core 5 315

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 7 8840U wins this laptop processor face-off, 57.4 to 50.7, pulling ahead mainly in single-core (+9) and multi-core (+9). Intel Core 5 315 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 8840U

  • Stronger single-core score: 63 vs 54
  • Stronger multi-core score: 44 vs 36
  • 300% higher Performance cores: 8 vs 2
  • 167% higher threads: 16 vs 6
  • 167% higher L3 cache: 16 MB vs 6 MB

Reasons to pick the Intel Core 5 315

  • 50% lower process: 2 nm vs 4 nm
  • 46% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 28 W
  • 17% higher Max TDP: 35 W vs 30 W

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840U versus Intel Core 5 315
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840UIntel Core 5 315
Announced20232026
Process4 nm2 nm+50%
Base TDP28 W15 W+46%
Max TDP30 W35 W+17%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840U versus Intel Core 5 315
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840UIntel Core 5 315
Cores8+33%6
Performance cores8+300%2
Efficiency cores—4
Threads16+167%6
Base clock3.3 GHz+120%1.5 GHz
Boost clock5.1 GHz+16%4.4 GHz
L3 cache16 MB+167%6 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840U versus Intel Core 5 315
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840UIntel Core 5 315
iGPUAMD Radeon 780MIntel Graphics (2 Xe3-cores)
iGPU clock2,700 MHz2,300 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840U versus Intel Core 5 315
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840UIntel Core 5 315
Memory supportDDR5-5600 / LPDDR5X-7500LPDDR5X-7467 / DDR5-6400
Max memory96 GB+50%64 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840U versus Intel Core 5 315
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840UIntel Core 5 315
Geekbench 6 (single)—2,516Bottom 51%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—7,454Bottom 23%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,619Bottom 41%—
Cinebench R23 (multi)12,191Top 50%—
PassMark23,390+59%Top 40%14,672Bottom 29%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)2,659Top 23%—

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