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AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS vs AMD Ryzen 7 7840S

AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS

► remove from comparison AMD R5 7640HS

The Ryzen 5 7640HS is an upper mid-range processor (APU) of the Phoenix product family. It was brought to life in H1 2023 and it has 6 SMT-enabled Zen 4 cores (12 threads) running at 4.3 GHz to 5.0 GHz. The laptop chip is one of the first to feature Ryzen AI, AMD's answer to Intel's DL Boost and GNA technologies. The Radeon 760M iGPU is responsible for carrying out 3D calculations and similar duties.

Architecture & Features

Phoenix family chips are powered by the Zen 4 architecture, much like Dragon Range family chips are. The latter however lacks hardware AI workload acceleration capabilities that Phoenix has.

More importantly, Zen 4 introduces AVX512 support (Zen 3-powered chips did not have that) and, thanks to a plethora of other improvements including larger caches/registers/buffers across the board, is set to bring a double-digit IPC improvement.

Elsewhere, the 7640HS has 16 MB of L3 cache and a super-fast DDR5-5600 / LPDDR5x-7500 RAM controller. USB 4 (and thus Thunderbolt) is supported natively and so is PCIe 4. In fact, 20 PCIe 4 lanes are on offer; data transfer speeds of up to 7.8 GB/s will be possible provided a sufficiently fast NVMe SSD is used.

Systems powered by this Ryzen 5 series chip are expected to run 64-bit Windows 11, 64-bit Windows 10, or Linux. Please note that the APU is not overclockable and neither will you be able to replace it with a faster one as it gets soldered down permanently (FP7, FP7r2, FP8 socket interfaces).

Performance

The average 7640HS in our database is about as fast as the Ryzen 9 5900HX, Ryzen 7 6800H, Ryzen 7 7736U and also the Core i5-12500H, as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned. This is a good if not record-breaking result as of mid 2023. Such a CPU will handle pretty much any task you can throw at it, gaming included.

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 760M has 8 CUs (512 shaders) running at up to 2,600 MHz. While this is not the best graphics adapter for gaming as it's only just fast enough for low quality settings and resolutions such as 1600 x 900, it will let you connect up to four SUHD 4320p monitors and it also HW-encodes and HW-decodes the most widely used video codecs such as AV1, HEVC and AVC.

Power consumption

The 7640HS has a long-term power limit (default TDP) of 35 W to 54 W, giving laptop makers a choice between improving battery life and giving the system they are working on more oomph. Either way, an active cooling solution is a must for any system powered by this chip.

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

AMD Ryzen 7 7840S

► remove from comparison AMD R7 7840S

The AMD Ryzen 7 7840S is a fast high-end laptop processor of the Phoenix series. It offers 8 cores (octa core) based on the Zen 4 architecture that supports hyperthreading (16 threads). The cores clock from 3.8 (base) up to 5.1 GHz (single core boost). The processor includes 8 MB L2 cache and 16 MB L3 cache. The processor is exclusively available in Lenovo laptops but the specs are similar to the regular Ryzen 7 7840HS.

The performance of the R7 7840S is only slightly below the fastest model, the R9 7940HS, as the clock speed difference is only minimal (e.g. -100 MHz / 2% slower single core boost). Therefore, the CPU should also perform slightly higher than the old top model Ryzen 9 6980HX (8 Zen 3 cores with up to 4.9 GHz) at 54W TDP and Ryzen 9 6980HS at 35W TDP. Compared to the higher end Dragon Range series, the 7840HS should be similar to the Ryzen 7 7745HX (also 8 Zen 4 cores, max 5.1 GHz, 55W TDP, 32 MB L3).

The chip integrates a modern and fasts RDNA 3 graphics card (iGPU) called Radeon 780M with 12 CUs and up to 2.7 GHz clock speed. Furthermore, the Phoenix series include a video engine with AV1 de- and encoding, a new Xilinx FPGA based XDNA AI accelerator (Ryzen AI) that should be faster than the AI engine in the Apple M2 SOC and a dual-channel DDR5-5600 / LPDDR5x-7500 memory controller (with ECC support). The connectivity features includes 2 possible USB 4 (40 Gbps) ports and 20 PCIe 4.0 lanes for a GPU and SSDs.

The Phoenix series uses a single monolithic design (unlike the chiplet design of the 7045HX series) and is manufactured in the modern 4nm process at TSMC. The TDP can be configured between 35 and 45 Watt.

ModelAMD Ryzen 5 7640HSAMD Ryzen 7 7840S
CodenamePhoenix-HS (Zen 4)Phoenix-HS (Zen 4)
SeriesAMD Phoenix (Zen 4)AMD Phoenix (Zen 4)
Series: Phoenix (Zen 4) Phoenix-HS (Zen 4)
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS compare4 - 5.2 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS compare4 - 5.2 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS compare3.8 - 5.1 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 7840S3.8 - 5.1 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS « 4.3 - 5 GHz6 / 12 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS compare4 - 5.2 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS compare4 - 5.2 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS compare3.8 - 5.1 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 7840S « 3.8 - 5.1 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS4.3 - 5 GHz6 / 12 cores16 MB L3
Clock4300 - 5000 MHz3800 - 5100 MHz
L1 Cache384 KB512 KB
L2 Cache6 MB8 MB
L3 Cache16 MB16 MB
Cores / Threads6 / 128 / 16
TDP45 Watt35 Watt
Technology4 nm4 nm
Die Size178 mm2178 mm2
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C
SocketFP7/FP7r2/FP8FP7/FP7r2/FP8
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 (incl. ECC), 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, SME
iGPUAMD Radeon 760M ( - 2600 MHz)AMD Radeon 780M ( - 2700 MHz)
NPU / AI10 TOPS INT8
Architecturex86x86
Announced
Manufacturerwww.amd.comwww.amd.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R5 7640HS
38.7 pt (64%)
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Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R7 7840S
39.4 pt (66%)
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Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Single Core
103 Points (52%)
103 Points (52%)
Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Multi Core
698 Points (13%)
853 Points (16%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 12079     avg: 12554     median: 12554 (12%)     max: 13029 Points
15102 Points (14%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 1715     avg: 1716     median: 1715.5 (70%)     max: 1716 Points
1761 Points (72%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 666     avg: 667     median: 666.5 (73%)     max: 667 Points
685 Points (75%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 4734     avg: 4889     median: 4889 (12%)     max: 5044 Points
5912 Points (14%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 1877     avg: 1978     median: 1978 (12%)     max: 2079 Points
min: 1005.76     avg: 1901     median: 2222.8 (14%)     max: 2475 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 268     avg: 269.5     median: 269.5 (75%)     max: 271 Points
274 Points (76%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
22.3 Points (29%)
28.6 Points (37%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
3.2 Points (76%)
3.3 Points (79%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
7273 Points (44%)
7579 Points (46%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
38444 Points (28%)
45931 Points (33%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
71955 Points (46%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
13966 Points (17%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
94.4 s (1%)
341.9 s (4%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
3.4 s (1%)
10.2 s (2%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
7397 Points (12%)
20369 Points (32%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multi Thread 4 runs
min: 53012     avg: 53983     median: 53983 (31%)     max: 54954 MIPS
64696 MIPS (37%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 6463     avg: 6464     median: 6464 (76%)     max: 6465 MIPS
6328 MIPS (75%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
111.6 fps (3%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
282.5 fps (7%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 15.7     avg: 16.2     median: 16.2 (28%)     max: 16.7 fps
18.6 fps (33%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
1 GB/s (29%)
1.2 GB/s (35%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
1.5 GB/s (26%)
1.9 GB/s (33%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
10.5 GB/s (27%)
12.9 GB/s (34%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
min: 393     avg: 413.5     median: 413.5 (5%)     max: 434 Seconds
347 Seconds (4%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 245     avg: 255     median: 255 (2%)     max: 265 Seconds
213 Seconds (2%)
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.4399     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (10%)     max: 0.4683 sec
0.4 sec (10%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
12450 Points (26%)
14547 Points (31%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
7.2 s (2%)
7.4 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
17.9 s (1%)
18.1 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
653 s (3%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
58024 Points (45%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 17294     avg: 17705     median: 17705 (44%)     max: 18116 Points
20801 Points (51%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
82351 Points (67%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
82464 Points (67%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
83751 Points (67%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 13652     avg: 14018     median: 14018 (35%)     max: 14384 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 21442     avg: 21862     median: 21861.5 (39%)     max: 22281 Points
26235 Points (47%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 7608     avg: 7634     median: 7633.5 (32%)     max: 7659 Points
9676 Points (41%)
Geekbench 6.5 - Geekbench 6.5 Single-Core
min: 2545     avg: 2583     median: 2582.5 (60%)     max: 2620 Points
2605 Points (60%)
Geekbench 6.5 - Geekbench 6.5 Multi-Core
min: 10642     avg: 10789     median: 10789 (42%)     max: 10936 Points
12598 Points (49%)
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Single-Core
2447 Points (78%)
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Multi-Core
10295 Points (42%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1879     avg: 1910     median: 1910 (64%)     max: 1941 Points
1939 Points (65%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 9355     avg: 9404     median: 9404 (17%)     max: 9453 Points
11288 Points (20%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
1765 Points (8%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
9462 Points (30%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
7790 Points (78%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
37145 Points (36%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 540     avg: 566     median: 565.5 (1%)     max: 591 ms
553 ms (1%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
91068 Points (60%)
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
257 Points (67%)
min: 247     avg: 247.5     median: 247.5 (64%)     max: 248 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
316 Points (57%)
296 Points (53%)
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
1661 Points (62%)
1655 Points (62%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
69.6 Watt (12%)
64.2 Watt (11%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
66.8 Watt (12%)
66.1 Watt (12%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
9.5 Watt (6%)
8.4 Watt (6%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
10.3 Watt (12%)
Power Consumption - Power Efficiency - Cinebench R15 Multi external Monitor
28.1 Points per Watt (21%)
37.4 Points per Watt (28%)

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS → 100% n=38

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 7 7840S → 111% n=38

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