AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U and AMD Ryzen 9 5900 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.

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U

AMD Ryzen 9 5900

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 9% higher clock speed: 5.1 GHz vs 4.7 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 4 nm vs 7 nm
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 28 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3749 vs 3446

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	16 Apr 2024 vs 12 Jan 2021
Maximum frequency	5.1 GHz vs 4.7 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm vs 7 nm
L2 cache	1 MB (per core) vs 6 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	28 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3749 vs 3446

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 5900

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
8 more threads: 24 vs 16
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 40% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 34275 vs 24439

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 8
Number of threads	24 vs 16
L1 cache	768 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB vs 16 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	34275 vs 24439

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 9 5900

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3749

3446

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

24439

34275

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U	AMD Ryzen 9 5900
PassMark - Single thread mark	3749	3446
PassMark - CPU mark	24439	34275

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U	AMD Ryzen 9 5900
Essentials
Launch date	16 Apr 2024	12 Jan 2021
Place in performance rating	246	249
Architecture codename		Zen 3
OPN Tray		100-000000062
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.3 GHz	3.0 GHz
Die size	178 mm²
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	768 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	6 MB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C
Maximum frequency	5.1 GHz	4.7 GHz
Number of cores	8	12
Number of threads	16	24
Transistor count	25,000 million
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4-3200
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		51.196 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	15-30 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	FP7	FP6
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	28 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4, 20 Lanes, (CPU only)
PCI Express revision		4.0
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)