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AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS vs AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS vs AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS

AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS

► remove from comparison AMD R7 8845HS

The Ryzen 7 8845HS is a powerful Hawk Point family chip that we believe to be a Ryzen 7 7840HS in disguise. The R7 8845HS was brought to life in H2 2023; it features 8 cores (16 threads thanks to SMT support) running at up to 5.1 GHz. Not only does this APU have full might of the Zen 4 architecture at its disposal, it also boasts the 2nd generation Ryzen AI technology. Last but not the least, the Radeon 780M serves as the integrated GPU.

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 that there is no difference between the three. With Hawk Point, AMD uncorks its 2nd generation Ryzen AI technology meaning the new processors are expected to deliver an up to 40% increase in generative AI performance over 7040 series APUs. Dozens of popular apps such as DaVinci Resolve support this technology, as of late 2023.

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 bring a double-digit IPC improvement over the former.

Elsewhere, the 8845HS has 16 MB of L3 cache and a seriously fast RAM controller (up to LPDDR5x-7500 and up to DDR5-5600, ECC-enabled memory included). PCI-Express speeds are capped at 1.97 GB/s per lane which corresponds to the 4.0 spec.

This Ryzen 7 series chip is designed to run 64-bit Windows 11, 64-bit Windows 10 or Linux; please note that it isn't overclockable and neither is it user-replaceable. It gets soldered to the motherboard for good instead (FP7, FP7r2, FP8 socket interfaces).

Performance

Since the 8845HS is a 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. This is a very fast chip, as of Q3 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 (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 (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 moderate quality settings. Long story short, this is the best iGPU money can buy, as of H2 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 35 W to 54 W, giving system makers a choice between improving battery life and making the system they're designing insanely fast. Either way, an active cooling solution is a must for a laptop or a mini-PC built around this APU.

The R7 8845HS is built with a 4 nm TSMC process for high, as of late 2023, energy efficiency.

AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS

► remove from comparison AMD R7 8840HS

The Ryzen 7 8840HS is a powerful processor (APU) of the Hawk Point family. This isn't an entirely new laptop chip; instead, it's a rebadged Ryzen 7 7840U, the slightly higher wattage of the 8840HS being the only meaningful difference between the two. The 8840HS has eight Zen 4 cores running at 3.3 GHz to 5.1 GHz that are SMT-enabled for a total of 16 processing threads, while the great Radeon 780M is responsible for 3D processing and similar duties. The 8840HS also features the Ryzen AI technology, now in its 2nd generation.

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 processors are set to deliver an up to 40% increase in generative AI performance over 7040 series APUs, making apps like DaVinci Resolve and Adobe Photoshop more useful than ever before.

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

Elsewhere, the 8840HS 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 therefore with Thunderbolt. It comes with 20 PCIe 4 lanes, giving NVMe SSDs up to 7.8 GB/s of throughput.

Systems built around this Ryzen 7 series APU 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 down for good instead (FP7, FP7r2, FP8 socket interfaces).

Performance

Since this is a 7840U in disguise that we are dealing with here, it is safe to expect the 8840HS to be about as fast as the Core i7-12650H, 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 laptop 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 that laptop makers are free to tune to their liking, with values between 20 W and 30 W greenlighted by AMD. Either way, an active cooling solution is a must for any system powered by this chip.

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

AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS

► remove from comparison AMD R5 8640HS

The Ryzen 5 8640HS is a mid-range, Hawk Point family processor that was unveiled in Q4 2023. The 8640HS isn't actually a new chip; instead, it's a rebadged Ryzen 5 7640U, with slightly higher wattage of the 8640HS being the only meaningful difference between the two. The 8640HS has 6 SMT-enabled cores (12 threads) running at 3.5 GHz to 4.9 GHz. Those Zen 4 architecture cores are mated to the Radeon 760M integrated graphics adapter, and the Ryzen AI technology, now in its 2nd generation, is onboard as well to make apps like DaVinci Resolve and Adobe Photoshop more powerful than ever before.

Architecture & Features

Hawk Point 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 processors are set to deliver an up to 40% increase in generative AI performance over 7040 series APUs.

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

Elsewhere, the 8640HS has 16 MB of L3 cache and USB 4 support (therefore, Thunderbolt is supported as well). The chip is compatible with DDR5-5600 and LPDDR5x-7500 RAM which is still impressive as of late 2023.

A system powered by this Ryzen 5 will have access to twenty PCIe 4 lanes; this means a speedy enough NVMe SSD will be able to deliver speeds up to 7.8 GB/s.

Systems powered by this APU are expected to run 64-bit Windows 11, 64-bit Windows 10, or Linux. Like most laptop chips, the 8640HS is neither overclockable nor user-replaceable. It gets soldered to the motherboard for good (FP7, FP7r2, FP8 socket interfaces).

Performance

It's safe to expect the APU to be at least 15% faster than the Zen 3 Plus-powered Ryzen 5 6600U (6 cores, 12 threads, up to 4.5 GHz), 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 laptop is.

Graphics

The Radeon 760M has 8 CUs (512 shaders) running at up to 2,600 MHz. While not great for gaming (unless you are fine with resolutions such as 900p and low detail settings), the iGPU will let you use up to 4 monitors with resolutions as high as SUHD 4320p. It also HW-decodes and HW-encodes the most widely used video codecs including AV1, HEVC, AVC without breaking a sweat.

Power consumption

The 8640HS has a long-term power limit (default TDP) of 28 W that laptop makers are free to change to anything between 20 W and 30 W. Most companies will probably go for a higher value to get better performance. Either way, an active cooling solution is a must for any system powered by the chip.

Last but not the least, the 8640HS is manufactured on TSMC's 4 nm process for high, as of late 2023, energy efficiency.

ModelAMD Ryzen 7 8845HSAMD Ryzen 7 8840HSAMD Ryzen 5 8640HS
SeriesAMD Hawk Point (Zen 4/4c, Ryzen 8040)AMD Hawk Point (Zen 4/4c, Ryzen 8040)AMD Hawk Point (Zen 4/4c, Ryzen 8040)
CodenameHawk Point-HS (Zen 4)Hawk Point-HS (Zen 4)Hawk Point-HS (Zen 4)
Series: Hawk Point (Zen 4/4c, Ryzen 8040) Hawk Point-HS (Zen 4)
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS4 - 5.2 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS4 - 5.2 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS « 3.8 - 5.1 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS3.3 - 5.1 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS4.3 - 5 GHz6 / 12 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS3.5 - 4.9 GHz6 / 12 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS4 - 5.2 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS4 - 5.2 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS3.8 - 5.1 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS « 3.3 - 5.1 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS4.3 - 5 GHz6 / 12 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS3.5 - 4.9 GHz6 / 12 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS4 - 5.2 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS4 - 5.2 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS3.8 - 5.1 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS3.3 - 5.1 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS4.3 - 5 GHz6 / 12 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS « 3.5 - 4.9 GHz6 / 12 cores16 MB L3
Clock3800 - 5100 MHz3300 - 5100 MHz3500 - 4900 MHz
L1 Cache512 KB512 KB384 KB
L2 Cache8 MB8 MB6 MB
L3 Cache16 MB16 MB16 MB
Cores / Threads8 / 16
8 x 5.1 GHz AMD Zen 4
8 / 16
8 x 5.1 GHz AMD Zen 4
6 / 12
6 x 4.9 GHz AMD Zen 4
TDP45 Watt28 Watt28 Watt
Technology4 nm4 nm4 nm
Die Size178 mm2178 mm2178 mm2
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C100 °C
SocketFP7/FP7r2/FP8FP7/FP7r2/FP8FP7/FP7r2/FP8
FeaturesDDR5-5600/LPDDR5x-7500 RAM, PCIe 4, Ryzen AI, 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, SMEDDR5-5600/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, Ryzen AI, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3
iGPUAMD Radeon 780M ( - 2700 MHz)AMD Radeon 780M ( - 2700 MHz)AMD Radeon 760M ( - 2600 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
Announced
Manufacturerwww.amd.comwww.amd.comwww.amd.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R7 8845HS
44.5 pt (62%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R7 8840HS
42.6 pt (59%)
Cinebench 2024 - CB24 CPU Single Core
102 Points (71%)
99 Points (69%)
Cinebench 2024 - CB24 CPU Multi Core
902 Points (17%)
677 Points (13%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
15889 Points (15%)
min: 13082     avg: 13485     median: 13485 (13%)     max: 13888 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
1716 Points (73%)
min: 1745     avg: 1746     median: 1745.5 (74%)     max: 1746 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
677 Points (75%)
min: 649     avg: 664     median: 664 (74%)     max: 679 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
6231 Points (15%)
min: 4994     avg: 5204     median: 5204 (13%)     max: 5414 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
2555 Points (16%)
min: 2045     avg: 2111     median: 2110.5 (13%)     max: 2176 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
274 Points (83%)
min: 261     avg: 264.5     median: 264.5 (80%)     max: 268 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
29.3 Points (38%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
3.3 Points (82%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
7523 Points (45%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
47332 Points (34%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
170 s (2%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
5.3 s (1%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
19008 Points (30%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
65072 MIPS (37%)
min: 54768     avg: 57908     median: 57907.5 (33%)     max: 61047 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
6274 MIPS (75%)
min: 5912     avg: 6059     median: 6058.5 (72%)     max: 6205 MIPS
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
18.6 fps (33%)
min: 15.7     avg: 16.4     median: 16.4 (29%)     max: 17 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
1.3 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
2 GB/s (34%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
14 GB/s (36%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
352 Seconds (4%)
min: 369     avg: 387     median: 387 (5%)     max: 405 Seconds
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
216 Seconds (2%)
min: 226     avg: 236     median: 236 (2%)     max: 246 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
0.4 sec (10%)
min: 0.4521     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (10%)     max: 0.4638 sec
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
7.1 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
17.6 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
660 s (3%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
21241 Points (57%)
min: 17511     avg: 17765     median: 17765 (48%)     max: 18019 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
16660 Points (42%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
27660 Points (49%)
min: 22488     avg: 22766     median: 22766 (41%)     max: 23044 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
10069 Points (42%)
min: 8297     avg: 8654     median: 8654 (36%)     max: 9011 Points
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Single-Core
2540 Points (68%)
min: 2525     avg: 2539     median: 2538.5 (68%)     max: 2552 Points
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Multi-Core
12578 Points (50%)
min: 11081     avg: 11180     median: 11180 (44%)     max: 11279 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
1875 Points (79%)
min: 1894     avg: 1918     median: 1918 (81%)     max: 1942 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
11802 Points (21%)
min: 9897     avg: 9923     median: 9923 (18%)     max: 9949 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
1817 Points (8%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
9866 Points (31%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
531 ms (1%)
min: 518     avg: 528     median: 528 (1%)     max: 538 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
91639 Points (82%)
89899 Points (81%)
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
247 Points (71%)
min: 246     avg: 247     median: 247 (71%)     max: 248 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
295 Points (61%)
min: 297     avg: 368.5     median: 368.5 (77%)     max: 440 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
1852 Points (71%)
min: 1643     avg: 1671     median: 1670.5 (64%)     max: 1698 Points
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
74 Watt (13%)
46.6 Watt (8%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
78.1 Watt (14%)
min: 41.1     avg: 44.3     median: 44.3 (8%)     max: 47.4 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
3.8 Watt (3%)
min: 5.32     avg: 5.7     median: 5.7 (4%)     max: 6.09 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
6.4 Watt (7%)
min: 5.67     avg: 5.7     median: 5.7 (6%)     max: 5.75 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
32.7 Points per Watt (24%)
min: 45.9     avg: 47.9     median: 47.9 (36%)     max: 49.8 Points per Watt

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