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AMD Ryzen 7 8840U vs Intel Core i5-1135G7

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 7 8840U
57.4Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i5-1135G7
41.8Inno Score
62.9Single-core50.4
44.2Multi-core27.8
73.5Efficiencyspec-based60.2
68.5iGPU—
55.5Platformspec-based41.6
11 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 8840U0 spec wins — Intel Core i5-1135G7

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 7 8840U wins this laptop processor face-off, 57.4 to 41.8, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+16) and single-core (+13). Intel Core i5-1135G7 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 50
  • Stronger multi-core score: 44 vs 28
  • 158% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 12,191 vs 4,724
  • 152% higher PassMark: 23,390 vs 9,292
  • 100% higher cores: 8 vs 4

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i5-1135G7

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840U versus Intel Core i5-1135G7
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840UIntel Core i5-1135G7
Announced20232020
Process4 nm+60%10 nm
Base TDP28 W28 W
Max TDP30 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840U versus Intel Core i5-1135G7
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840UIntel Core i5-1135G7
Cores8+100%4
Performance cores8—
Threads16+100%8
Base clock3.3 GHz+38%2.4 GHz
Boost clock5.1 GHz+21%4.2 GHz
L3 cache16 MB+100%8 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840U versus Intel Core i5-1135G7
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840UIntel Core i5-1135G7
iGPUAMD Radeon 780MIntel Iris Xe (80 EU)
iGPU clock2,700 MHz1,300 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840U versus Intel Core i5-1135G7
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840UIntel Core i5-1135G7
Memory supportDDR5-5600 / LPDDR5X-7500DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4x-4267
Max memory96 GB+50%64 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840U versus Intel Core i5-1135G7
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840UIntel Core i5-1135G7
Cinebench R23 (single)1,619+22%Bottom 43%1,322Bottom 20%
Cinebench R23 (multi)12,191+158%Bottom 50%4,724Bottom 12%
PassMark23,390+152%Top 40%9,292Bottom 16%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)2,659Top 22%—

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