AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS vs AMD Ryzen 5 6600H

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS and AMD Ryzen 5 6600H processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS

AMD Ryzen 5 6600H

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 13% higher clock speed: 5.1 GHz vs 4.5 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 4 nm vs 6 nm
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3789 vs 3207
Around 53% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 29004 vs 18931

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	Jan 2023 vs Jan 2022
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Maximum frequency	5.1 GHz vs 4.5 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm vs 6 nm
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 384 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3789 vs 3207
PassMark - CPU mark	29004 vs 18931

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 6600H

393216x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
1048576x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	3 MB vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB vs 16MB (shared)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 6600H

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3789

3207

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

29004

18931

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS	AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
PassMark - Single thread mark	3789	3207
PassMark - CPU mark	29004	18931
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	7356

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS	AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 4	Zen 3+
Launch date	Jan 2023	Jan 2022
Place in performance rating	418	414
Performance
Base frequency	3.8 GHz	3.3 GHz
Die size	178 mm²	208 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	3 MB
L3 cache	16MB (shared)	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm	6 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	95 °C
Maximum frequency	5.1 GHz	4.5 GHz
Number of cores	8	6
Number of threads	16	12
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-5600 MHz, Dual-channel	DDR5-4800
Max memory channels		2
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP8	FP7
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4, 20 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		20
PCI Express revision		4.0
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)