AMD Ryzen 7 8840U vs AMD A12-9720P
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| AMD Ryzen 7 8840U | AMD A12-9720P | |
CPU comparisonAMD Ryzen 7 8840U or AMD A12-9720P - 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 8840U 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 8840U was released in Q1/2024. The AMD A12-9720P has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A12-9720P was released in Q4/2016. |
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| AMD Ryzen 7 (70) | Family | AMD A (112) |
| AMD Ryzen 8040 (20) | CPU group | AMD A12-9700 (2) |
| 7 | Generation | 6 |
| Hawk Point (Zen 4) | Architecture | Excavator (Bristol Ridge) |
| Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
| AMD Ryzen 7 7840U | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe AMD Ryzen 7 8840U is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.30 GHz (5.10 GHz). The AMD A12-9720P has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.70 GHz (3.60 GHz). |
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| AMD Ryzen 7 8840U | Characteristic | AMD A12-9720P |
| 8 | Cores | 4 |
| 16 | Threads | 4 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| Yes | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 3.30 GHz | Frequency | 2.70 GHz |
| 5.10 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 3.60 GHz |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 2.90 GHz |
NPU AI performanceThe 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. |
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| AMD Ryzen 7 8840U | Characteristic | AMD A12-9720P |
| 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. |
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| AMD Radeon 780M | GPU | AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge) |
| 0.80 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.76 GHz |
| 2.70 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
| 3 | GPU Generation | 6 |
| 4 nm | Technology | 28 nm |
| 4 | Max. displays | 2 |
| 12 | Compute units | 8 |
| 768 | Shader | 512 |
| Yes | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| AMD FSR | Frame Generation | No |
| 32 GB | Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB |
| 12 | DirectX Version | 12 |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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| AMD Radeon 780M | GPU | AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge) |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | Decode |
| Decode | Codec VP9 | No |
| Decode | Codec VP8 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec AV1 | No |
| Decode | Codec AVC | Decode |
| Decode | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe AMD Ryzen 7 8840U supports a maximum of 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A12-9720P can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. |
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| AMD Ryzen 7 8840U | Characteristic | AMD A12-9720P |
| DDR5-4800, DDR5-5600, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5X-7500 | Memory | DDR4-1866 |
| 256 GB | Max. Memory | 64 GB |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 120.0 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 29.9 GB/s |
| Yes | ECC | No |
| 8.00 MB | L2 Cache | 2.00 MB |
| 16.00 MB | L3 Cache | -- |
| 4.0 | PCIe version | 3.0 |
| 20 | PCIe lanes | 8 |
| 39.4 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | 7.9 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Ryzen 7 8840U has a TDP of 28 W, that of the AMD A12-9720P is 15 W. |
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| AMD Ryzen 7 8840U | Characteristic | AMD A12-9720P |
| 28 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 15 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| 30 W | TDP up | -- |
| 15 W | TDP down | -- |
| 100 °C | Tjunction max. | 90 °C |
Technical detailsThe AMD Ryzen 7 8840U has a 24.00 MB cache, while the AMD A12-9720P cache has a total of 2.00 MB. |
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| AMD Ryzen 7 8840U | Characteristic | AMD A12-9720P |
| 4 nm | Technology | 28 nm |
| Monolithic | Chip design | Unknown |
| 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, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, FMA4 |
| FP8 | Socket | FP4 |
| AMD-V, SVM | Virtualization | AMD-V |
| Yes | AES-NI | Yes |
| Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux | Operating systems | |
| Q1/2024 | Release date | Q4/2016 |
| -- | Release price | -- |
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Average performance in benchmarks
⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
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.
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AMD Ryzen 7 8840U
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz |
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AMD A12-9720P
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz |
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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.
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AMD Ryzen 7 8840U
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz |
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AMD A12-9720P
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz |
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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.
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AMD Ryzen 7 8840U
AMD Radeon 780M @ 2.70 GHz |
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AMD A12-9720P
AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge) @ 0.76 GHz |
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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.
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AMD Ryzen 7 8840U
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz |
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AMD A12-9720P
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz |
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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.
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AMD Ryzen 7 8840U
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz |
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AMD A12-9720P
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz |
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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.
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AMD Ryzen 7 8840U
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz |
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AMD A12-9720P
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz |
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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.
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AMD Ryzen 7 8840U
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz |
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AMD A12-9720P
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz |
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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.
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AMD Ryzen 7 8840U
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz |
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AMD A12-9720P
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz |
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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.
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AMD Ryzen 7 8840U
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz |
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AMD A12-9720P
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz |
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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.
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AMD Ryzen 7 8840U
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz |
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AMD A12-9720P
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz |
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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.
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AMD Ryzen 7 8840U
13,450 CB R23 MC @ 30 W |
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AMD A12-9720P
2.70 GHz |
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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).
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).
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AMD Ryzen 7 8840U
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz |
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AMD A12-9720P
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| AMD Ryzen 7 8840U | AMD A12-9720P |
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