AMD Ryzen 7 8840U vs Apple A7

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AMD Ryzen 7 8840U CPU1 vs CPU2 Apple A7
AMD Ryzen 7 8840U Apple A7

CPU comparison

AMD Ryzen 7 8840U or Apple A7 - 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 Apple A7 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Apple A7 was released in Q3/2013.
AMD Ryzen 7 (70) Family Apple A series (22)
AMD Ryzen 8040 (20) CPU group Apple A7 (1)
7 Generation 7
Hawk Point (Zen 4) Architecture A7
Mobile Segment Mobile
AMD Ryzen 7 7840U Predecessor Apple A6
-- Successor Apple A8

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 7 8840U is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.30 GHz (5.10 GHz). The Apple A7 has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.40 GHz.

AMD Ryzen 7 8840U Characteristic Apple A7
8 Cores 2
16 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.30 GHz Frequency 1.40 GHz
5.10 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- 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 8840U Characteristic Apple A7
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 PowerVR G6430
0.80 GHz GPU frequency 0.45 GHz
2.70 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
3 GPU Generation --
4 nm Technology 28 nm
4 Max. displays 2
12 Compute units 16
768 Shader 128
Yes Hardware Raytracing No
AMD FSR Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version 10

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 PowerVR G6430
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
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 8840U supports a maximum of 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Apple A7 can connect up to 1 GB of memory in 1 memory channels.

AMD Ryzen 7 8840U Characteristic Apple A7
DDR5-4800, DDR5-5600, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5X-7500 Memory LPDDR3-1333
256 GB Max. Memory 1 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
120.0 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 12.8 GB/s
Yes ECC No
8.00 MB L2 Cache 1.00 MB
16.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
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 8840U has a TDP of 28 W, that of the Apple A7 is --.

AMD Ryzen 7 8840U Characteristic Apple A7
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 8840U has a 24.00 MB cache, while the Apple A7 cache has a total of 5.00 MB.

AMD Ryzen 7 8840U Characteristic Apple A7
4 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
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 iOS
Q1/2024 Release date Q3/2013
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 8840U (100%)
Apple A7 (15%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 8840U (100%)
Apple A7 (5%)

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 8840U AMD Ryzen 7 8840U
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
1917 (100%)
Apple A7 Apple A7
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
278 (15%)

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 8840U AMD Ryzen 7 8840U
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
9612 (100%)
Apple A7 Apple A7
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
528 (5%)

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 8840U AMD Ryzen 7 8840U
AMD Radeon 780M @ 2.70 GHz
4201 (100%)
Apple A7 Apple A7
PowerVR G6430 @ 0.45 GHz
115 (3%)

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 8840U AMD Ryzen 7 8840U
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
1807 (100%)
Apple A7 Apple A7
2C 2T @ 1.40 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 8840U AMD Ryzen 7 8840U
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
13450 (100%)
Apple A7 Apple A7
2C 2T @ 1.40 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 8840U AMD Ryzen 7 8840U
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
2446 (100%)
Apple A7 Apple A7
2C 2T @ 1.40 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 8840U AMD Ryzen 7 8840U
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
10726 (100%)
Apple A7 Apple A7
2C 2T @ 1.40 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 8840U AMD Ryzen 7 8840U
13,450 CB R23 MC @ 30 W
448 (100%)
Apple A7 Apple A7
1.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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 8840U AMD Ryzen 7 8840U
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
16 (100%)
Apple A7 Apple A7
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD Ryzen 7 8840U Apple A7
Unknown Apple iPhone 6
Apple iPhone 6 Plus
Apple iPad Mini 4
Apple TV HD
Apple HomePod
Apple iPod touch (6. Gen)

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