AMD Ryzen 7 8840U vs Intel Core i5-13450HX

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 8840U and Intel Core i5-13450HX processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Ryzen 7 8840U

Intel Core i5-13450HX

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 8840U

CPU is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
Around 11% higher clock speed: 5.1 GHz vs 4.60 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 4 nm vs 7 nm
419430.4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 96% lower typical power consumption: 28 Watt vs 55 Watt
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3688 vs 3586

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 Dec 2023 vs 4 Jan 2023
Maximum frequency	5.1 GHz vs 4.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm vs 7 nm
L2 cache	1 MB (per core) vs 2MB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	28 Watt vs 55 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3688 vs 3586

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-13450HX

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 8
Around 56% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 25% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25585 vs 23821

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 8
L1 cache	80K (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L3 cache	20 MB (shared) vs 16 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	25585 vs 23821

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 8840U
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-13450HX

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3688

3586

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

23821

25585

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 8840U	Intel Core i5-13450HX
PassMark - Single thread mark	3688	3586
PassMark - CPU mark	23821	25585

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 8840U	Intel Core i5-13450HX
Essentials
Launch date	6 Dec 2023	4 Jan 2023
Place in performance rating	269	283
Architecture codename		Raptor Lake
Launch price (MSRP)		$326
Processor Number		i5-13450HX
Series		13th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	3.3 GHz
Die size	178 mm²
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	2MB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	20 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	5.1 GHz	4.60 GHz
Number of cores	8	10
Number of threads	16	16
Transistor count	25,000 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	15-30 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP8	FCBGA1964
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	28 Watt	55 Watt
Package Size		45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4, 20 Lanes, (CPU only)	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Max number of PCIe lanes		20
PCI Express revision		5.0 and 4.0
Scalability		1S Only
Graphics
Device ID		0x468B
Execution Units		16
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.45 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics for 13th Gen Intel Processors
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12.1
OpenGL		4.6
Security & Reliability
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)