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AMD Ryzen 7 8840U vs Intel Pentium Silver N6000

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 7 8840U
57.4Inno Score
VS
Intel Pentium Silver N6000
31.2Inno Score
62.9Single-core22.9
44.2Multi-core20.9
73.5Efficiencyspec-based82.2
68.5iGPU22
55.5Platformspec-based24.4
13 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 8840U1 spec wins — Intel Pentium Silver N6000

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 7 8840U wins this laptop processor face-off, 57.4 to 31.2, pulling ahead mainly in iGPU (+47) and single-core (+40). Intel Pentium Silver N6000 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 23
  • Stronger multi-core score: 44 vs 21
  • Stronger iGPU score: 69 vs 22
  • 709% higher 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU): 2,659 vs 329
  • 704% higher PassMark: 23,390 vs 2,908

Reasons to pick the Intel Pentium Silver N6000

  • 79% lower Base TDP: 6 W vs 28 W

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840U versus Intel Pentium Silver N6000
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840UIntel Pentium Silver N6000
Announced20232021
Process4 nm+60%10 nm
Base TDP28 W6 W+79%
Max TDP30 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840U versus Intel Pentium Silver N6000
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840UIntel Pentium Silver N6000
Cores8+100%4
Performance cores80
Efficiency cores—4
Threads16+300%4
Base clock3.3 GHz+200%1.1 GHz
Boost clock5.1 GHz+55%3.3 GHz
L3 cache16 MB+300%4 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840U versus Intel Pentium Silver N6000
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840UIntel Pentium Silver N6000
iGPUAMD Radeon 780MIntel UHD Graphics (32 EU)
iGPU clock2,700 MHz850 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840U versus Intel Pentium Silver N6000
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840UIntel Pentium Silver N6000
Memory supportDDR5-5600 / LPDDR5X-7500DDR4-2933, LPDDR4x-2933
Max memory96 GB+500%16 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840U versus Intel Pentium Silver N6000
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840UIntel Pentium Silver N6000
Cinebench R23 (single)1,619+142%Bottom 43%669Bottom 4%
Cinebench R23 (multi)12,191+605%Bottom 50%1,730Bottom 4%
PassMark23,390+704%Top 40%2,908Bottom 3%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)2,659+709%Top 22%329Bottom 6%

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