AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

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AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

CPU comparison

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U or AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX - 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 PRO 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 PRO 8840U was released in Q2/2024.

The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX has 24 cores with 48 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX was released in Q3/2018.
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO (21) Family AMD Ryzen Threadripper (13)
AMD Ryzen 8040 (20) CPU group AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2000 (4)
7 Generation 2
Hawk Point (Zen 4) Architecture Colfax (Zen+)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U Predecessor --
-- Successor AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U is 3.30 GHz (5.10 GHz) while the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX has 24 CPU cores and 48 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX is at 3.00 GHz (4.20 GHz).

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U Characteristic AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
8 Cores 24
16 Threads 48
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? Yes
3.30 GHz Frequency 3.00 GHz
5.10 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.20 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.00 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 PRO 8840U Characteristic AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
AMD Ryzen™ AI AI hardware --
AMD Ryzen™ AI AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U or AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

AMD Radeon 780M GPU no iGPU
0.80 GHz GPU frequency --
2.70 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
3 GPU Generation --
4 nm Technology
4 Max. displays
12 Compute units --
768 Shader --
Yes Hardware Raytracing No
AMD FSR Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

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 no iGPU
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 PRO 8840U can use up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 120.0 GB/s. The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX supports up to GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 93.8 GB/s.

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U Characteristic AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
DDR5-4800, DDR5-5600, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5X-7500 Memory DDR4-2933
256 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
120.0 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 93.8 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
8.00 MB L2 Cache 12.00 MB
16.00 MB L3 Cache 64.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 3.0
20 PCIe lanes 64
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 63.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U is 28 W, while the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX has a TDP of 250 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U Characteristic AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
28 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 250 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
15 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U is manufactured in 4 nm and has 24.00 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX is manufactured in 12 nm and has a 76.00 MB cache.

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U Characteristic AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
4 nm Technology 12 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
FP8 Socket TR4 (SP3r2)
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2024 Release date Q3/2018
-- Release price 1299 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U (100%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX (51%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U (83%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX (93%)

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 PRO 8840U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
1917 (100%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
24C 48T @ 4.20 GHz
1020 (53%)

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 PRO 8840U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
9612 (65%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
24C 48T @ 3.00 GHz
14740 (100%)

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 PRO 8840U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
2446 (100%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
24C 48T @ 4.20 GHz
1193 (49%)

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 PRO 8840U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
10726 (100%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
24C 48T @ 3.00 GHz
9243 (86%)

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 PRO 8840U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
1807 (100%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
24C 48T @ 4.20 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 PRO 8840U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
13450 (100%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
24C 48T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 PRO 8840U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
24C 48T @ 4.20 GHz
431 (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 PRO 8840U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
24C 48T @ 3.00 GHz
10008 (100%)

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 PRO 8840U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U
AMD Radeon 780M @ 2.70 GHz
4201 (100%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 PRO 8840U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
24C 48T @ 3.00 GHz
418 (100%)

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 PRO 8840U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
24C 48T @ 3.00 GHz
29970 (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 PRO 8840U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
24C 48T @ 3.00 GHz
75.3 (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 PRO 8840U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
24C 48T @ 3.00 GHz
12793 (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 PRO 8840U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
24C 48T @ 4.20 GHz
173 (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 PRO 8840U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
24C 48T @ 3.00 GHz
4324 (100%)

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 PRO 8840U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U
13,450 CB R23 MC @ 30 W
448 (100%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
3.00 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 PRO 8840U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
16 (100%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
24C 48T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
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