Intel Core i7-950 vs AMD Ryzen 7 7840S

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Intel Core i7-950 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 7 7840S
Intel Core i7-950 AMD Ryzen 7 7840S

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-950 or AMD Ryzen 7 7840S - 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 Intel Core i7-950 has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.33 GHz. Up to 24 GB of memory is supported in 3 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-950 was released in Q2/2009.

The AMD Ryzen 7 7840S has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 7 7840S was released in Q2/2023.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family AMD Ryzen 7 (70)
Intel Core i7 900 (7) CPU group AMD Ryzen 7040 (21)
1 Generation 6
Bloomfield Architecture Phoenix (Zen 4)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-950 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-950 is 3.06 GHz (3.33 GHz) while the AMD Ryzen 7 7840S has 8 CPU cores and 16 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 7 7840S is at 3.30 GHz (5.10 GHz).

Intel Core i7-950 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 7840S
4 Cores 8
8 Threads 16
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.06 GHz Frequency 3.30 GHz
3.33 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 5.10 GHz
-- 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.

Intel Core i7-950 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 7840S
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i7-950 or AMD Ryzen 7 7840S 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.

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

no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon 780M
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 Decode / Encode
No Codec AVC Decode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-950 can use up to 24 GB of memory in 3 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The AMD Ryzen 7 7840S supports up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 120.0 GB/s.

Intel Core i7-950 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 7840S
DDR3-1066 Memory DDR5-4800, DDR5-5600, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5X-7500
24 GB Max. Memory 256 GB
3 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 120.0 GB/s
No ECC Yes
1.00 MB L2 Cache 8.00 MB
8.00 MB L3 Cache 16.00 MB
-- PCIe version 4.0
-- PCIe lanes 20
-- PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i7-950 is 130 W, while the AMD Ryzen 7 7840S has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i7-950 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 7840S
130 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 28 W
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-950 is manufactured in 45 nm and has 9.00 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen 7 7840S is manufactured in 4 nm and has a 24.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i7-950 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 7840S
45 nm Technology 4 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
LGA 1366 Socket FP8
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2009 Release date Q2/2023
305 $ Release price --
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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 i7-950 Intel Core i7-950
4C 8T @ 3.33 GHz
569 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7840S AMD Ryzen 7 7840S
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i7-950 Intel Core i7-950
4C 8T @ 3.06 GHz
2313 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7840S AMD Ryzen 7 7840S
8C 16T @ 3.30 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.
Intel Core i7-950 Intel Core i7-950
4C 8T @ 3.33 GHz
590 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7840S AMD Ryzen 7 7840S
8C 16T @ 5.10 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.
Intel Core i7-950 Intel Core i7-950
4C 8T @ 3.06 GHz
1965 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7840S AMD Ryzen 7 7840S
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i7-950 Intel Core i7-950
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7840S AMD Ryzen 7 7840S
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 i7-950 Intel Core i7-950
4C 8T @ 3.06 GHz
3178 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7840S AMD Ryzen 7 7840S
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Core i7-950 Intel Core i7-950
4C 8T @ 3.06 GHz
1442 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7840S AMD Ryzen 7 7840S
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-950 AMD Ryzen 7 7840S
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