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AMD Ryzen 7 8840U vs AMD Ryzen 7 260

AMD Ryzen 7 8840U

► remove from comparison AMD R7 8840U

The Ryzen 7 8840U is a powerful laptop processor (APU) of the Hawk Point family. This isn't an entirely new APU; instead, the R7 8840U is a rebadged R7 7840U with higher clock speeds on the Ryzen AI NPU. Its eight Zen 4 cores run at 3.3 GHz to 5.1 GHz and are SMT-enabled for a total of 16 processing threads. The great Radeon 780M iGPU is responsible for 3D processing and similar duties.

Architecture & Features

Hawk Point family chips are powered by the Zen 4 architecture, much like Phoenix and Dragon Range family chips are. That's not to say there is no difference between the three. With Hawk Point, AMD is betting big on generative AI; these chips are promised to deliver an up to 40% increase in generative AI performance over 7040 series APUs making apps like DaVinci Resolve and Adobe Photoshop more powerful than ever before.

Unlike Zen 3, Zen 4 features AVX512 support and, thanks to a plethora of other improvements including larger caches/registers/buffers across the board, is slated to deliver a double-digit IPC improvement over the former.

Elsewhere, the 8840U has 16 MB of L3 cache and support for super-fast DDR5-5600 and LPDDR5x-7500 RAM. The chip is compatible with USB 4 and thus with Thunderbolt. It comes with 20 PCIe 4 lanes, giving fast NVMe SSD up to 7.8 GB/s of throughput.

Systems built around the 8840U are designed to run 64-bit Windows 11, 64-bit Windows 10, or Linux. Please note that this processor is not overclockable and neither is it user-replaceable. It gets soldered to the motherboard for good instead (FP7, FP7r2, FP8 socket interfaces).

Performance

Since the 8840U is a 7840U in disguise, it's safe to expect it to be about as fast as the Core i7-12650H, as far as multi-thread performance is concerned. This means the chip is fast enough to make 99% of consumers happy, as of December 2023.

Your mileage may vary depending on how high the CPU power limits are and how competent the cooling solution of your system is.

Graphics

The Radeon 780M has 12 CUs (768 shaders) purring away at up to 2,700 MHz. This is exactly the right iGPU for people looking for a bit more horsepower than what Intel's aging Xe options can provide. The Radeon will let you use up to 4 monitors with resolutions as high as SUHD 4320p and it will also HW-decode and HW-encode the most widely used video codecs (including AV1, HEVC and AVC) without breaking a sweat. In terms of gaming, the thing is good enough for 1080p and medium-to-low settings, as of late 2023.

Your mileage may vary depending on how high the CPU power limits are, how competent the cooling solution of your system is, how fast the RAM of your system is (there is no dedicated VRAM here).

Power consumption

This Ryzen 7 series chip has a long-term power limit (default TDP) of 28 W. Laptop makers are free to change that value significantly, with values as low as 15 W and as high as 30 W greenlighted by AMD. Either way, an active cooling solution is a must for any system powered by this chip.

The 8840U is built with TSMC's 4 nm process for high, as of late 2023, energy efficiency.

AMD Ryzen 7 260

► remove from comparison AMD R7 260

The Ryzen 7 260 is a fast Hawk Point family chip for laptops that was announced at CES 2025. It features 8 Zen 4 cores (16 threads thanks to SMT support) running at up to 5.1 GHz. The chip is identical to the old Ryzen 7 8845HS and therefore also the Ryzen 7 7840HS (which did have a lower clocked NPU).

Architecture and Features

Hawk Point family chips are powered by the Zen 4 architecture, much like Phoenix and Dragon Range family chips were. The 16 TOPS NPU present here isn't powerful enough for systems built around the 260 to be Copilot+ certified.

Elsewhere, the Ryzen 7 has 16 MB of L3 cache and a seriously fast RAM controller (up to LPDDR5x-7500 and up to DDR5-5600). PCI-Express speeds are capped at 1.97 GB/s per lane which corresponds to the 4.0 spec.

Please note that the APU isn't overclockable and neither is it user-replaceable. It gets soldered to the motherboard for good instead (FP8 socket interfaces).

Performance

Since the R7 260 is an 8845HS / 7840HS in disguise, it's safe to expect it to be just slightly faster than the Core i9-13900H and also the Ryzen 9 7940HS, as far as multi-thread performance is concerned.

Your mileage may vary depending on how high the CPU power limits are and how competent the cooling solution of your system is.

Graphics

The Radeon 780M (12 CUs / 768 shaders, up to 2,700 MHz) is capable of powering 4 monitors simultaneously with resolutions as high as SUHD 4320p. It will also have little issue hardware-encoding and hardware-decoding the most widely used video codecs (such as AV1, HEVC, AVC). As far as gaming is concerned, the thing will let you play most games at 1080p as long as you are fine with low of very low settings.

Your mileage may vary depending on how high the APU power limits are, how competent the cooling solution of your system is, how fast the RAM of your system is (there is no dedicated VRAM here).

Power consumption

This Ryzen 7 series chip has a long-term power limit (default TDP) of 35 W to 54 W, giving system makers a choice between improving battery life and making the system they're designing as powerful as possible. Either way, an active cooling solution is a must for a laptop or a mini-PC built around this Ryzen.

The R7 260 is built with a 4 nm TSMC process for high, as of late 2023, energy efficiency.

ModelAMD Ryzen 7 8840UAMD Ryzen 7 260
CodenameHawk Point-U (Zen 4)Hawk Point-HS (Zen 4)
SeriesAMD Hawk Point (Zen 4/4c)AMD Hawk Point (Zen 4/4c)
Series: Hawk Point (Zen 4/4c) Hawk Point-HS (Zen 4)
AMD Ryzen 7 250 compare3.3 - 5.1 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 250 compare3.3 - 5.1 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 8840U « 3.3 - 5.1 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen Z2 compare3.3 - 5.1 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 230 compare3.5 - 4.9 GHz6 / 12 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 230 compare3.5 - 4.9 GHz6 / 12 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 8640U compare3.5 - 4.9 GHz6 / 12 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 270 compare4 - 5.2 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 8945H compare4 - 5.2 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS compare4 - 5.2 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS compare4 - 5.2 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 260 « 3.8 - 5.1 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS compare3.8 - 5.1 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS compare3.8 - 4.9 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS compare3.3 - 5.1 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS compare3.3 - 5.1 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 240 compare4.3 - 5 GHz6 / 12 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS compare4.3 - 5 GHz6 / 12 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS compare3.5 - 4.9 GHz6 / 12 cores16 MB L3
Clock3300 - 5100 MHz3800 - 5100 MHz
L1 Cache512 KB512 KB
L2 Cache8 MB8 MB
L3 Cache16 MB16 MB
Cores / Threads8 / 16
8 x 5.1 GHz AMD Zen 4
8 / 16
8 x 5.1 GHz AMD Zen 4
TDP28 Watt45 Watt
Technology4 nm4 nm
Die Size178 mm2178 mm2
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C
SocketFP7/FP7r2/FP8FP8
FeaturesDDR5-5600/LPDDR5x-7500 RAM, PCIe 4, Ryzen AI, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3DDR5-5600/LPDDR5x-7500 RAM, PCIe 4, USB 4, Ryzen AI (16 TOPS), MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
iGPUAMD Radeon 780M ( - 2700 MHz)AMD Radeon 780M ( - 2700 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
Announced
Manufacturerwww.amd.comwww.amd.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R7 8840U
38.1 pt (63%)
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Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R7 260
40.4 pt (67%)
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Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Single Core
98 Points (55%)
min: 104     avg: 105.3     median: 105.3 (59%)     max: 106.5 Points
Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Multi Core
748 Points (14%)
min: 786     avg: 893     median: 893 (17%)     max: 1000 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 10162     avg: 12191     median: 12972 (12%)     max: 13563 Points
min: 15864     avg: 16788     median: 16788 (16%)     max: 17712 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 1088     avg: 1619     median: 1703 (72%)     max: 1740 Points
min: 1760     avg: 1781     median: 1780.5 (75%)     max: 1801 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 427     avg: 621     median: 665 (72%)     max: 680 Points
min: 690     avg: 694     median: 693.5 (76%)     max: 697 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 3987     avg: 4817     median: 5067 (12%)     max: 5336 Points
min: 6161     avg: 6565     median: 6565 (16%)     max: 6969 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 1539     avg: 2003     median: 2024 (13%)     max: 2453 Points
min: 2564     avg: 2698     median: 2697.5 (17%)     max: 2831 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 176.6     avg: 249.7     median: 266 (74%)     max: 275 Points
min: 278     avg: 280.5     median: 280.5 (78%)     max: 283 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
24.1 Points (31%)
30.1 Points (39%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
3.2 Points (76%)
3.3 Points (78%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
7381 Points (45%)
7384 Points (45%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
41306 Points (30%)
45689 Points (33%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
71128 Points (45%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
13618 Points (17%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
84.3 s (1%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
3.3 s (1%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
100%
1 R7 260 +
7121 Points (11%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multi Thread 4 runs
min: 47579     avg: 54539     median: 57550 (33%)     max: 59549 MIPS
min: 63076     avg: 67982     median: 67982 (39%)     max: 72888 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 4168     avg: 5727     median: 6012 (71%)     max: 6469 MIPS
min: 6439     avg: 6468     median: 6468 (76%)     max: 6497 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
118.7 fps (40%)
144.6 fps (48%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
267 fps (62%)
269.1 fps (62%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 12.5     avg: 15.2     median: 15.8 (28%)     max: 16.5 fps
min: 17.6     avg: 20     median: 20 (35%)     max: 22.4 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
1.1 GB/s (32%)
1.3 GB/s (38%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
1.7 GB/s (29%)
2.1 GB/s (36%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
11.5 GB/s (30%)
11.4 GB/s (30%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
min: 383     avg: 423.6     median: 405 (5%)     max: 517 Seconds
min: 290     avg: 306     median: 306 (4%)     max: 322 Seconds
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 239     avg: 264.4     median: 246 (2%)     max: 315 Seconds
min: 183     avg: 193.5     median: 193.5 (1%)     max: 204 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.4514     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (10%)     max: 0.678 sec
min: 0.4454     avg: 0.4     median: 0.4 (10%)     max: 0.4465 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 13841     avg: 14195     median: 14245 (30%)     max: 14498 Points
14995 Points (32%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
8.8 s (2%)
7 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
21.3 s (1%)
17.6 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
754 s (3%)
529 s (2%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 67701     avg: 68184     median: 68141 (52%)     max: 68709 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 13875     avg: 16398     median: 17132 (42%)     max: 18587 Points
min: 17725     avg: 21327     median: 21326.5 (53%)     max: 24928 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 51143     avg: 64986     median: 64712.5 (53%)     max: 79375 Points
84022 Points (68%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 51152     avg: 61249     median: 51313 (42%)     max: 81282 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 78859     avg: 83002     median: 84626 (70%)     max: 85520 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 10973     avg: 14368     median: 13601 (34%)     max: 17112 Points
19375 Points (49%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 17856     avg: 20716     median: 21341 (38%)     max: 23864 Points
min: 25641     avg: 27521     median: 27520.5 (49%)     max: 29400 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 6208     avg: 8025     median: 8271 (35%)     max: 9004 Points
min: 9216     avg: 9965     median: 9965 (42%)     max: 10714 Points
Geekbench 6.4 - Geekbench 6.4 Single-Core
min: 1654     avg: 2354     median: 2528 (63%)     max: 2607 Points
min: 2622     avg: 2653     median: 2652.5 (66%)     max: 2683 Points
Geekbench 6.4 - Geekbench 6.4 Multi-Core
min: 9609     avg: 10699     median: 10366 (40%)     max: 12664 Points
min: 10180     avg: 11765     median: 11764.5 (46%)     max: 13349 Points
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Single-Core
2384 Points (76%)
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Multi-Core
10532 Points (43%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1278     avg: 1761     median: 1879 (73%)     max: 1937 Points
min: 1948     avg: 1967     median: 1967 (77%)     max: 1986 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 8205     avg: 9600     median: 9258 (17%)     max: 11296 Points
min: 9848     avg: 11223     median: 11222.5 (20%)     max: 12597 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
1817 Points (8%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
8056 Points (25%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 R7 260 +
7721 Points (85%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 R7 260 +
41046 Points (59%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 515     avg: 581     median: 539 (1%)     max: 779 ms
494 ms (1%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
100%
1 R7 260 +
105241 Points (80%)
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
min: 170.4     avg: 225.3     median: 240.8 (66%)     max: 249 Points
261 Points (72%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 216     avg: 286.2     median: 303 (54%)     max: 306 Points
min: 276     avg: 292     median: 292 (52%)     max: 308 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
min: 1541     avg: 1639     median: 1625 (61%)     max: 1766 Points
1792 Points (67%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 31.5     avg: 43.2     median: 48.2 (8%)     max: 50 Watt
49%
1 R7 260 +
min: 68.3     avg: 98.5     median: 98.5 (17%)     max: 128.6 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 28.2     avg: 41.9     median: 41.9 (8%)     max: 55.5 Watt
30%
1 R7 260 +
139 Watt (25%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 5.47     avg: 9.5     median: 6.2 (4%)     max: 16.9 Watt
56%
1 R7 260 +
min: 4.06     avg: 11.1     median: 11.1 (7%)     max: 18.2 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
min: 3.93     avg: 10.8     median: 9.4 (10%)     max: 22.5 Watt
141%
1 R7 260 +
min: 4.35     avg: 6.7     median: 6.7 (7%)     max: 9.03 Watt
Power Consumption - Power Efficiency - Cinebench R15 Multi external Monitor
54.6 Points per Watt (41%)
37%
1 R7 260 +
20.4 Points per Watt (15%)

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 7 8840U → 100% n=40

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 7 260 → 117% n=40

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