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AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS vs Intel Core i7-8700

Last updated: 2024-07-09

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AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS		Intel Core i7-8700
CPU comparison AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS or Intel Core i7-8700 - 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 8840HS 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 8840HS was released in Q1/2024. The Intel Core i7-8700 has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-8700 was released in Q4/2017.

AMD Ryzen 7 (70)	Family	Intel Core i7 (299)
AMD Ryzen 8040 (20)	CPU group	Intel Core i 8000 (20)
7	Generation	8
Hawk Point (Zen 4)	Architecture	Coffee Lake S
Mobile	Segment	Desktop / Server
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS	Predecessor	Intel Core i7-7700
--	Successor	Intel Core i7-9700

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.30 GHz (5.10 GHz). The Intel Core i7-8700 has 6 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz (4.60 GHz).
AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-8700
8	Cores	6
16	Threads	12
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
3.30 GHz	Frequency	3.20 GHz
5.10 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	4.60 GHz
3.75 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	4.30 GHz


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 8840HS	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-8700
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 UHD Graphics 630
0.80 GHz	GPU frequency	0.35 GHz
2.70 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	1.15 GHz
3	GPU Generation	9.5
4 nm	Technology	14 nm
4	Max. displays	3
12	Compute units	24
768	Shader	192
Yes	Hardware Raytracing	No
AMD FSR	Frame Generation	No
32 GB	Max. GPU Memory	64 GB
12	DirectX Version	12

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 UHD Graphics 630
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VP9	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VP8	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec AV1	No
Decode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS supports a maximum of 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-8700 can connect up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-8700
DDR5-4800, DDR5-5600, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5X-7500	Memory	DDR4-2666
256 GB	Max. Memory	128 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
120.0 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	42.7 GB/s
No	ECC	No
8.00 MB	L2 Cache	--
16.00 MB	L3 Cache	12.00 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 8840HS has a TDP of 28 W, that of the Intel Core i7-8700 is 65 W.
AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-8700
28 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	65 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
54 W	TDP up	--
35 W	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS has a 24.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i7-8700 cache has a total of 12.00 MB.

AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-8700
4 nm	Technology	14 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	LGA 1151-2
AMD-V, SVM	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2024	Release date	Q4/2017
--	Release price	340 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS (100%)

Intel Core i7-8700 (64%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 5 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS (100%)

Intel Core i7-8700 (48%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	102 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-8700 6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz	69 (68%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	866 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-8700 6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz	365 (42%)

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 8840HS 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	1757 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-8700 6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz	1146 (65%)

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 8840HS 8C 16T @ 3.75 GHz	15930 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-8700 6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz	7969 (50%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.


	AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	2456 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-8700 6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz	1459 (59%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.


	AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS 8C 16T @ 3.75 GHz	12135 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-8700 6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz	6027 (50%)

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 8840HS 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	1857 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-8700 6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz	1172 (63%)

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 8840HS 8C 16T @ 3.75 GHz	11334 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-8700 6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz	5891 (52%)

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 8840HS AMD Radeon 780M @ 2.70 GHz	4201 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-8700 Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.15 GHz	442 (11%)

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 8840HS 8C 16T @ 3.75 GHz	28412 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-8700 6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz	12958 (46%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 8840HS 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-8700 6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz	481 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 8840HS 8C 16T @ 3.75 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-8700 6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz	3547 (100%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.


	AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS 8C 16T @ 3.75 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-8700 6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz	118 (100%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.


	AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS 8C 16T @ 3.75 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-8700 6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz	231.5 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-8700 6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz	488 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS 8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-8700 6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz	3674 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 8840HS 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-8700 6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz	203 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 8840HS 8C 16T @ 3.75 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-8700 6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz	1434 (100%)

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 8840HS 8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz	16 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-8700 6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)

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AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS vs Intel Core i7-8700

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