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AMD Ryzen 7 8840U vs Intel Core i9-13980HX

AMD Ryzen 7 8840U
57.4Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Intel Core i9-13980HX
61.6Inno Score
62.9Single-core70.4
44.2Multi-core69.6
73.5Efficiencyspec-based28.9
68.5iGPU40.2
55.5Platformspec-based75.4
4 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 8840U9 spec wins — Intel Core i9-13980HX

InnoReviews verdict

Intel Core i9-13980HX wins this laptop processor face-off, 61.6 to 57.4, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+25) and single-core (+8). AMD Ryzen 7 8840U 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 iGPU score: 69 vs 40
  • 257% higher 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU): 2,659 vs 744
  • 60% lower process: 4 nm vs 10 nm
  • 50% higher Base clock: 3.3 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
  • 49% lower Base TDP: 28 W vs 55 W

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i9-13980HX

  • Stronger single-core score: 70 vs 63
  • Stronger multi-core score: 70 vs 44
  • 423% higher Max TDP: 157 W vs 30 W
  • 200% higher cores: 24 vs 8
  • 137% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 28,900 vs 12,191

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840U versus Intel Core i9-13980HX
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840UIntel Core i9-13980HX
Announced20232023
Process4 nm+60%10 nm
Base TDP28 W+49%55 W
Max TDP30 W157 W+423%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840U versus Intel Core i9-13980HX
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840UIntel Core i9-13980HX
Cores824+200%
Performance cores88
Efficiency cores—16
Threads1632+100%
Base clock3.3 GHz+50%2.2 GHz
Boost clock5.1 GHz5.6 GHz+10%
L3 cache16 MB36 MB+125%

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840U versus Intel Core i9-13980HX
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840UIntel Core i9-13980HX
iGPUAMD Radeon 780MIntel UHD Graphics
iGPU clock2,700 MHz1,650 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840U versus Intel Core i9-13980HX
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840UIntel Core i9-13980HX
Memory supportDDR5-5600 / LPDDR5X-7500DDR5-5600 / DDR4-3200
Max memory96 GB128 GB+33%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840U versus Intel Core i9-13980HX
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840UIntel Core i9-13980HX
Geekbench 6 (single)—2,810Top 31%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—16,700Top 19%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,619Bottom 43%2,120+31%Top 13%
Cinebench R23 (multi)12,191Bottom 50%28,900+137%Top 9%
PassMark23,390Top 40%45,279+94%Top 9%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)2,659+257%Top 22%744Bottom 27%

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