Intel Core i5-7442EQ vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-7442EQ CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS
Intel Core i5-7442EQ AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i5-7442EQ and the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i5-7442EQ 4 core processor released in Q1/2017 with the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2023.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family AMD Ryzen 7 PRO (21)
Intel Core i 7000H (10) CPU group AMD Ryzen 7040 (21)
7 Generation 6
Kaby Lake H Architecture Phoenix (Zen 4)
Mobile Segment Mobile
Intel Core i5-6442EQ Predecessor --
-- Successor AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-7442EQ is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.10 GHz (2.90 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS clocks with 3.80 GHz (5.10 GHz), has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i5-7442EQ Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS
4 Cores 8
4 Threads 16
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.10 GHz Frequency 3.80 GHz
2.90 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 5.10 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 4.25 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

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. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i5-7442EQ Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS
-- AI hardware AMD Ryzen AI
-- AI specifications AMD dedicated AI XDNA Technology

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel HD Graphics 630 GPU AMD Radeon 780M
0.30 GHz GPU frequency 0.80 GHz
1.10 GHz GPU (Turbo) 2.70 GHz
9.5 GPU Generation 3
14 nm Technology 4 nm
3 Max. displays 4
24 Compute units 12
192 Shader 768
No Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation AMD FSR
64 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 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.

Intel HD Graphics 630 GPU AMD Radeon 780M
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 / Encode Codec VP9 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 64 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i5-7442EQ, while the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS supports a maximum of 256 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 120.0 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core i5-7442EQ Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS
DDR4-2400 Memory DDR5-4800, DDR5-5600, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5X-7500
64 GB Max. Memory 256 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 120.0 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 8.00 MB
6.00 MB L3 Cache 16.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 4.0
16 PCIe lanes 20
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i5-7442EQ has a TDP of 25 W. The TDP of the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS is 54 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i5-7442EQ Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS
25 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 54 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 35 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-7442EQ has 6.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS is at 24.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 4 nm.

Intel Core i5-7442EQ Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS
14 nm Technology 4 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
BGA 1440 Socket FP8
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2017 Release date Q2/2023
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-7442EQ (39%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-7442EQ (19%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS (100%)

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.
Intel Core i5-7442EQ Intel Core i5-7442EQ
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
728 (39%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
1857 (100%)

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.
Intel Core i5-7442EQ Intel Core i5-7442EQ
4C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
2387 (21%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS
8C 16T @ 4.25 GHz
11334 (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.
Intel Core i5-7442EQ Intel Core i5-7442EQ
Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz
422 (10%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS
AMD Radeon 780M @ 2.70 GHz
4201 (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.
Intel Core i5-7442EQ Intel Core i5-7442EQ
4C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
4832 (17%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS
8C 16T @ 4.25 GHz
28412 (100%)

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.
Intel Core i5-7442EQ Intel Core i5-7442EQ
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
102 (100%)

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.
Intel Core i5-7442EQ Intel Core i5-7442EQ
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
866 (100%)

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.
Intel Core i5-7442EQ Intel Core i5-7442EQ
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
1757 (100%)

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.
Intel Core i5-7442EQ Intel Core i5-7442EQ
4C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS
8C 16T @ 4.25 GHz
15930 (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.
Intel Core i5-7442EQ Intel Core i5-7442EQ
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
2456 (100%)

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.
Intel Core i5-7442EQ Intel Core i5-7442EQ
4C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS
8C 16T @ 4.25 GHz
12135 (100%)

Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

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).
Intel Core i5-7442EQ Intel Core i5-7442EQ
4C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
10 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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