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AMD Ryzen 7 8840U vs Intel Core i3-1215U

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 7 8840U
57.4Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i3-1215U
45.4Inno Score
62.9Single-core50.7
44.2Multi-core28.9
73.5Efficiencyspec-based75.3
68.5iGPU48.2
55.5Platformspec-based43.3
13 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 8840U2 spec wins — Intel Core i3-1215U

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 7 8840U wins this laptop processor face-off, 57.4 to 45.4, pulling ahead mainly in iGPU (+20) and multi-core (+15). Intel Core i3-1215U 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 51
  • Stronger multi-core score: 44 vs 29
  • Stronger iGPU score: 69 vs 48
  • 300% higher Performance cores: 8 vs 2
  • 175% higher Base clock: 3.3 GHz vs 1.2 GHz

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i3-1215U

  • 83% higher Max TDP: 55 W vs 30 W
  • 46% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 28 W

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840U versus Intel Core i3-1215U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840UIntel Core i3-1215U
Announced20232022
Process4 nm+60%10 nm
Base TDP28 W15 W+46%
Max TDP30 W55 W+83%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840U versus Intel Core i3-1215U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840UIntel Core i3-1215U
Cores8+33%6
Performance cores8+300%2
Efficiency cores—4
Threads16+100%8
Base clock3.3 GHz+175%1.2 GHz
Boost clock5.1 GHz+16%4.4 GHz
L3 cache16 MB+60%10 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840U versus Intel Core i3-1215U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840UIntel Core i3-1215U
iGPUAMD Radeon 780MIntel UHD Graphics (64 EU)
iGPU clock2,700 MHz1,100 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840U versus Intel Core i3-1215U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840UIntel Core i3-1215U
Memory supportDDR5-5600 / LPDDR5X-7500LPDDR5-5200 / DDR5-4800 / DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267
Max memory96 GB+50%64 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840U versus Intel Core i3-1215U
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840UIntel Core i3-1215U
Geekbench 6 (single)—2,082Bottom 24%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—5,213Bottom 9%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,619+7%Bottom 43%1,512Bottom 33%
Cinebench R23 (multi)12,191+135%Bottom 50%5,182Bottom 16%
PassMark23,390+132%Top 40%10,082Bottom 20%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)2,659+149%Top 22%1,067Bottom 39%

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