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AMD Ryzen 7 7840H vs AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS: Comparison
Ryzen 7 7840H vs Ryzen 7 8845HS: the product line difference
The first real difference is product line: Ryzen 7 7840H Ryzen 7 against Ryzen 7 8845HS Ryzen. There is a split on memory type as well, DDR5 or LPDDR5X on the Ryzen 7 7840H versus DDR5, LPDDR5X on the Ryzen 7 8845HS. The max memory speed figures are near enough to ignore, 7500 MT/s on the Ryzen 7 7840H versus 5600 MT/s on the Ryzen 7 8845HS.
Who each one is for
The Ryzen 7 7840H suits mainstream laptops and multitasking and productivity, though it is the wrong buy for high-end gaming and extreme battery-life-first designs. Buy the Ryzen 7 8845HS for mainstream laptops and multitasking and productivity, though it is not built for high-end gaming and extreme battery-life-first designs. Our rating of the Ryzen 7 7840H (8.1/10): the AMD Ryzen 7 7840H strikes a strong balance between performance and portability for mainstream laptops. Our rating of the Ryzen 7 8845HS (8.1/10): the AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS strikes a strong balance between performance and portability for mainstream laptops.
Where the two are identical
Where they agree, they agree completely, total cores, performance cores, efficiency cores, total threads and p-core boost clock included, so the decision does not turn on any of those. They match on 19 further specifications as well.
Frequently asked questions
Is the P-Core Base Clock the same on the Ryzen 7 7840H and Ryzen 7 8845HS?
It is. Both are listed at 3.8 GHz, so it is not a reason to pick one over the other.
Specs and benchmarks
Product Line
- AMD Ryzen 7 7840H
- Ryzen 7
- AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
- Ryzen
Form Factor
- AMD Ryzen 7 7840H
- Laptop
- AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
- Laptop
Model Number
- AMD Ryzen 7 7840H
- 7840H
- AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
- 7 8845HS
Codename
- AMD Ryzen 7 7840H
- Phoenix
- AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
- Hawk Point
Release Year
- AMD Ryzen 7 7840H
- 2023
- AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
- 2023
TDP
- AMD Ryzen 7 7840H
- 45 W
- AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
- 45 W
iGPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7840H
- AMD Radeon 780M
- AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
- AMD Radeon 780M
Market Segment
- AMD Ryzen 7 7840H
- Laptop
- AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
- Laptop
Microarchitecture
- AMD Ryzen 7 7840H
- Zen 4 (Phoenix/Rembrandt refresh)
- AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
- Zen 4
Socket
- AMD Ryzen 7 7840H
- FP7, FP7r2, FP8
- AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
- FP7, FP7r2, FP8
Process Node
- AMD Ryzen 7 7840H
- 4 nm
- AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
- TSMC 4nm FinFET
Total Cores
- AMD Ryzen 7 7840H
- 8
- AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
- 8
Performance Cores
- AMD Ryzen 7 7840H
- 8
- AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
- 8
Efficiency Cores
- AMD Ryzen 7 7840H
- 0
- AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
- 0
Total Threads
- AMD Ryzen 7 7840H
- 16
- AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
- 16
SMT Enabled
- AMD Ryzen 7 7840H
- Yes
- AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
- Yes
P-Core Base Clock
- AMD Ryzen 7 7840H
- 3.8 GHz
- AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
- 3.8 GHz
P-Core Boost Clock
- AMD Ryzen 7 7840H
- 5.1 GHz
- AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
- 5.1 GHz
L2 Cache
- AMD Ryzen 7 7840H
- 8 MB
- AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
- 8 MB
L3 Cache
- AMD Ryzen 7 7840H
- 16 MB
- AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
- 16 MB
Base Power
- AMD Ryzen 7 7840H
- 45 W
- AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
- 45 W
Max Turbo Power
- AMD Ryzen 7 7840H
- 54 W
- AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
- 54 W
Configurable TDP Floor
- AMD Ryzen 7 7840H
- 35 W
- AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
- 35 W
Memory Type
- AMD Ryzen 7 7840H
- DDR5 or LPDDR5X
- AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
- DDR5, LPDDR5X
Max Memory Speed
- AMD Ryzen 7 7840H
- 7500 MT/sBest
- AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
- 5600 MT/s
Memory Channels
- AMD Ryzen 7 7840H
- 2
- AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
- 2
Integrated Graphics
- AMD Ryzen 7 7840H
- Yes
- AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
- Yes
iGPU Model
- AMD Ryzen 7 7840H
- AMD Radeon 780M
- AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
- AMD Radeon 780M
iGPU Compute Units
- AMD Ryzen 7 7840H
- 12
- AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
- 12
Copilot Plus Certified
- AMD Ryzen 7 7840H
- No
- AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
- No
PCIe Generation
- AMD Ryzen 7 7840H
- PCIe 4.0
- AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
- PCIe 4.0
Which one should you pick?
Choose 7840H if you want the higher L2 cache (8 MB vs 8 MB), the higher L3 cache (16 MB vs 16 MB) and the higher memory channels (2 vs 2).
Choose 8845HS if you already have it on hand or find it at a lower price.
Verdict
AMD Ryzen 7 7840H
8.1 / 10 Expert Rating
The AMD Ryzen 7 7840H strikes a strong balance between performance and portability for mainstream laptops.
AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
8.1 / 10 Expert Rating
The AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS strikes a strong balance between performance and portability for mainstream laptops.