AMD Ryzen 7 7840U vs Samsung Exynos 7578

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AMD Ryzen 7 7840U CPU1 vs CPU2 Samsung Exynos 7578
AMD Ryzen 7 7840U Samsung Exynos 7578

CPU comparison

AMD Ryzen 7 7840U or Samsung Exynos 7578 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD Ryzen 7 7840U has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.10 GHz. Up to 256 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 7 7840U was released in Q2/2023.

The Samsung Exynos 7578 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 7578 was released in Q2/2015.
AMD Ryzen 7 (68) Family Samsung Exynos (47)
AMD Ryzen 7040 (21) CPU group Samsung Exynos 7578/7580 (2)
6 Generation 1
Phoenix (Zen 4) Architecture Cortex-A53
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
AMD Ryzen 7 8840U Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 7 7840U is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.30 GHz (5.10 GHz). The Samsung Exynos 7578 has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.50 GHz.

AMD Ryzen 7 7840U Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7578
8 Cores 4
16 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.30 GHz Frequency 1.50 GHz
5.10 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD Ryzen 7 7840U Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7578
AMD Ryzen AI AI hardware --
AMD dedicated AI XDNA Technology AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

AMD Radeon 780M GPU ARM Mali-T720 MP2
0.80 GHz GPU frequency 0.65 GHz
2.70 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.65 GHz
3 GPU Generation Midgard 3
4 nm Technology 28nm
4 Max. displays 2
12 Compute units 2
768 Shader 32
Yes Hardware Raytracing No
AMD FSR Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version 11

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

AMD Radeon 780M GPU ARM Mali-T720 MP2
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Ryzen 7 7840U supports a maximum of 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 7578 can connect up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels.

AMD Ryzen 7 7840U Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7578
DDR5-4800, DDR5-5600, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5X-7500 Memory LPDDR3-1066
256 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 0
120.0 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
Yes ECC No
8.00 MB L2 Cache --
16.00 MB L3 Cache --
4.0 PCIe version --
20 PCIe lanes --
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Ryzen 7 7840U has a TDP of 28 W, that of the Samsung Exynos 7578 is --.

AMD Ryzen 7 7840U Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7578
28 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
30 W TDP up --
15 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 7 7840U has a 24.00 MB cache, while the Samsung Exynos 7578 cache has a total of 0.00 MB.

AMD Ryzen 7 7840U Characteristic Samsung Exynos 7578
4 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512 ISA extensions --
FP8 Socket --
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Android
Q2/2023 Release date Q2/2015
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 7840U (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7578 (6%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 7840U (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7578 (4%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 7 7840U AMD Ryzen 7 7840U
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
1850 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7578 Samsung Exynos 7578
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
107 (6%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 7 7840U AMD Ryzen 7 7840U
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
9612 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7578 Samsung Exynos 7578
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
376 (4%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD Ryzen 7 7840U AMD Ryzen 7 7840U
AMD Radeon 780M @ 2.70 GHz
4201 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7578 Samsung Exynos 7578
ARM Mali-T720 MP2 @ 0.65 GHz
22 (1%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 7 7840U AMD Ryzen 7 7840U
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
1755 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7578 Samsung Exynos 7578
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 7 7840U AMD Ryzen 7 7840U
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
13450 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7578 Samsung Exynos 7578
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD Ryzen 7 7840U AMD Ryzen 7 7840U
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
2446 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7578 Samsung Exynos 7578
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD Ryzen 7 7840U AMD Ryzen 7 7840U
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
10726 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7578 Samsung Exynos 7578
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD Ryzen 7 7840U AMD Ryzen 7 7840U
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
25337 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7578 Samsung Exynos 7578
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.
AMD Ryzen 7 7840U AMD Ryzen 7 7840U
13,450 CB R23 MC @ 30 W
448 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7578 Samsung Exynos 7578
1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
AMD Ryzen 7 7840U AMD Ryzen 7 7840U
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
10 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 7578 Samsung Exynos 7578
4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD Ryzen 7 7840U Samsung Exynos 7578
AOKZOE A1 Pro Unknown

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