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AMD Ryzen 7 8840U vs Intel Core Ultra 5 226V

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 7 8840U
57.4Inno Score
VS
Intel Core Ultra 5 226V
53.7Inno Score
62.9Single-core57.6
44.2Multi-core39.3
73.5Efficiencyspec-based88.5
68.5iGPU73.7
55.5Platformspec-based32.7
8 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 8840U6 spec wins — Intel Core Ultra 5 226V

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 7 8840U wins this laptop processor face-off, 57.4 to 53.7, pulling ahead mainly in single-core (+5) and multi-core (+5). Intel Core Ultra 5 226V 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 58
  • Stronger multi-core score: 44 vs 39
  • 500% higher Max memory: 96 GB vs 16 GB
  • 100% higher Performance cores: 8 vs 4
  • 100% higher threads: 16 vs 8

Reasons to pick the Intel Core Ultra 5 226V

  • Stronger iGPU score: 74 vs 69
  • 39% lower Base TDP: 17 W vs 28 W
  • 27% higher 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU): 3,371 vs 2,659
  • 25% lower process: 3 nm vs 4 nm
  • 23% higher Max TDP: 37 W vs 30 W

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840U versus Intel Core Ultra 5 226V
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840UIntel Core Ultra 5 226V
Announced20232024
Process4 nm3 nm+25%
Base TDP28 W17 W+39%
Max TDP30 W37 W+23%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840U versus Intel Core Ultra 5 226V
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840UIntel Core Ultra 5 226V
Cores88
Performance cores8+100%4
Efficiency cores—4
Threads16+100%8
Base clock3.3 GHz+57%2.1 GHz
Boost clock5.1 GHz+13%4.5 GHz
L3 cache16 MB+100%8 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840U versus Intel Core Ultra 5 226V
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840UIntel Core Ultra 5 226V
iGPUAMD Radeon 780MIntel Arc 130V
iGPU clock2,700 MHz1,850 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840U versus Intel Core Ultra 5 226V
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840UIntel Core Ultra 5 226V
Memory supportDDR5-5600 / LPDDR5X-7500LPDDR5X-8533 (on-package)
Max memory96 GB+500%16 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840U versus Intel Core Ultra 5 226V
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840UIntel Core Ultra 5 226V
Geekbench 6 (single)—2,450Bottom 48%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—9,700Bottom 37%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,619Bottom 43%1,650+2%Bottom 45%
Cinebench R23 (multi)12,191+40%Bottom 50%8,700Bottom 30%
PassMark23,390+30%Top 40%17,934Bottom 43%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)2,659Top 22%3,371+27%Top 10%

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