AMD
AMD Ryzen 7 7840U
Phoenix at ultrabook power: the same eight Zen 4 cores and Radeon 780M as the HS chips, tuned for 15-30W. Until Strix and Lunar Lake arrived, this was the x86 performance-per-watt benchmark — and Framework's favorite.
Pros
- HS-class core count at ultrabook power
- Class-leading x86 efficiency in 2023
- Radeon 780M enables real 1080p gaming
- Strong sustained performance from 15 to 30W
Cons
- Boost clocks dip at the 15W floor
- Single-core behind Zen 5 and Lunar Lake successors
- NPU too slow for Copilot+
Average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the AMD Ryzen 7 7840U
General
- Announced
- 2023
- Process
- 4 nm
- Base TDP
- 28 W
- Max TDP
- 30 W
Cores & Clocks
- Cores
- 8
- Performance cores
- 8
- Threads
- 16
- Base clock
- 3.3 GHz
- Boost clock
- 5.1 GHz
- L3 cache
- 16 MB
Integrated GPU
- iGPU
- AMD Radeon 780M
- iGPU clock
- 2,700 MHz
Memory
- Memory support
- LPDDR5X-7500 / DDR5-5600
- Max memory
- 256 GB
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 2,580
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 11,700
- Cinebench R23 (single)
- 1,740
- Cinebench R23 (multi)
- 14,500
- PassMark
- 28,400
Quick answers
Is the AMD Ryzen 7 7840U good in 2026?
The AMD Ryzen 7 7840U earns an Inno Score of 54.7/100 (“Average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Phoenix at ultrabook power: the same eight Zen 4 cores and Radeon 780M as the HS chips, tuned for 15-30W. Until Strix and Lunar Lake arrived, this was the x86 performance-per-watt benchmark — and Framework's favorite.
What are the key specs of the AMD Ryzen 7 7840U?
Cores: 8 · Threads: 16 · Boost clock: 5.1 GHz · Base TDP: 28 W
What are the closest alternatives to the AMD Ryzen 7 7840U?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS, Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
