AMD Ryzen 7 8840U vs Intel Core i7-13620H

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 8840U and Intel Core i7-13620H 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 i7-13620H

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 8840U

CPU is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
Around 4% higher clock speed: 5.1 GHz vs 4.90 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 4 nm vs 7 nm
699050.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 61% lower typical power consumption: 28 Watt vs 45 Watt

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 Dec 2023 vs 4 Jan 2023
Maximum frequency	5.1 GHz vs 4.90 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm vs 7 nm
L3 cache	16 MB (shared) vs 24MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	28 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3689 vs 3679

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-13620H

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 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24893 vs 23839

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 8
L1 cache	80K (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	24893 vs 23839

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 8840U
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-13620H

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3689

3679

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

23839

24893

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 8840U	Intel Core i7-13620H
PassMark - Single thread mark	3689	3679
PassMark - CPU mark	23839	24893

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 8840U	Intel Core i7-13620H
Essentials
Launch date	6 Dec 2023	4 Jan 2023
Place in performance rating	269	264
Architecture codename		Raptor Lake
Processor Number		i7-13620H
Series		13th Generation Intel Core i7 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)
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	24MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	5.1 GHz	4.90 GHz
Number of cores	8	10
Number of threads	16	16
Transistor count	25,000 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)		2MB (per core)
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	Up to DDR5 5200 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s, Up to LPDDR5/x 5200 MT/s, Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	15-30 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP8	FCBGA1744
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	28 Watt	45 Watt
Package Size		50 mm x 25 mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4, 20 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		28
Graphics
Device ID		0xA7A8
Execution Units		64
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.50 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		4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12.1
OpenGL		4.6
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
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)