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AMD Ryzen 7 8840U vs Intel Core 5 320

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 7 8840U
57.4Inno Score
VS
Intel Core 5 320
53.1Inno Score
62.9Single-core64.1
44.2Multi-core34.6
73.5Efficiencyspec-based93
68.5iGPU53.3
55.5Platformspec-based37.9
10 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 8840U5 spec wins — Intel Core 5 320

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 7 8840U wins this laptop processor face-off, 57.4 to 53.1, pulling ahead mainly in iGPU (+15) and multi-core (+10). Intel Core 5 320 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 multi-core score: 44 vs 35
  • Stronger iGPU score: 69 vs 53
  • 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 5 320

  • 50% lower process: 2 nm vs 4 nm
  • 46% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 28 W
  • 19% higher Cinebench R23 (single): 1,926 vs 1,619
  • 17% higher Max TDP: 35 W vs 30 W

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840U versus Intel Core 5 320
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840UIntel Core 5 320
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 5 320
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840UIntel Core 5 320
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+11%4.6 GHz
L3 cache16 MB+167%6 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840U versus Intel Core 5 320
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840UIntel Core 5 320
iGPUAMD Radeon 780MIntel Graphics (2 Xe3-cores)
iGPU clock2,700 MHz2,500 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840U versus Intel Core 5 320
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840UIntel Core 5 320
Memory supportDDR5-5600 / LPDDR5X-7500LPDDR5X-7467 / DDR5-6400
Max memory96 GB+50%64 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840U versus Intel Core 5 320
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840UIntel Core 5 320
Geekbench 6 (single)—2,575Top 46%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—7,888Bottom 25%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,619Bottom 41%1,926+19%Top 28%
Cinebench R23 (multi)12,191+97%Top 50%6,197Bottom 17%
PassMark23,390+51%Top 40%15,463Bottom 33%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)2,659+98%Top 23%1,343Bottom 48%

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