AMD Ryzen 7 8840H vs Intel Core i7-4850EQ

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AMD Ryzen 7 8840H CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-4850EQ
AMD Ryzen 7 8840H Intel Core i7-4850EQ

CPU comparison

AMD Ryzen 7 8840H or Intel Core i7-4850EQ - 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 8840H 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 8840H was released in Q1/2024.

The Intel Core i7-4850EQ has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-4850EQ was released in Q3/2013.
AMD Ryzen 7 (70) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
AMD Ryzen 8040 (20) CPU group Intel Core i 4000 (64)
7 Generation 4
Hawk Point (Zen 4) Architecture Haswell S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor Intel Core i7-5850EQ

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 7 8840H is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.30 GHz (5.10 GHz). The Intel Core i7-4850EQ has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.60 GHz (3.20 GHz).

AMD Ryzen 7 8840H Characteristic Intel Core i7-4850EQ
8 Cores 4
16 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.30 GHz Frequency 1.60 GHz
5.10 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.20 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AMD Ryzen 7 8840H Characteristic Intel Core i7-4850EQ
AMD Ryzen™ AI AI hardware --
AMD Ryzen™ AI (XDNA) @ 16 TOPS AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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 Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200
0.80 GHz GPU frequency 0.65 GHz
2.70 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.00 GHz
3 GPU Generation 7.5
4 nm Technology 22 nm
4 Max. displays 3
12 Compute units 40
768 Shader 320
Yes Hardware Raytracing No
AMD FSR Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 DirectX Version 11.1

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 Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200
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 No
Decode / Encode Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Ryzen 7 8840H supports a maximum of 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-4850EQ can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

AMD Ryzen 7 8840H Characteristic Intel Core i7-4850EQ
DDR5-4800, DDR5-5600, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5X-7500 Memory DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600
256 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
120.0 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
8.00 MB L2 Cache --
16.00 MB L3 Cache 6.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 3.0
20 PCIe lanes 16
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Ryzen 7 8840H has a TDP of 28 W, that of the Intel Core i7-4850EQ is 47 W.

AMD Ryzen 7 8840H Characteristic Intel Core i7-4850EQ
28 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 47 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
30 W TDP up --
20 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 7 8840H has a 24.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i7-4850EQ cache has a total of 6.00 MB.

AMD Ryzen 7 8840H Characteristic Intel Core i7-4850EQ
4 nm Technology 22 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
FP8 Socket BGA 1364
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2024 Release date Q3/2013
-- Release price --
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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 8840H AMD Ryzen 7 8840H
AMD Radeon 780M @ 2.70 GHz
4201 (100%)
Intel Core i7-4850EQ Intel Core i7-4850EQ
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200 @ 1.00 GHz
640 (15%)

AI performance (NPU)

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is given here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher.

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 8840H AMD Ryzen 7 8840H
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
16 (100%)
Intel Core i7-4850EQ Intel Core i7-4850EQ
4C 8T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD Ryzen 7 8840H Intel Core i7-4850EQ
Lenovo Yoga 7 Unknown

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