CPU Comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7840S vs AMD Athlon Gold 7220U

Key Findings

  • The AMD Ryzen 7 7840S leads in single-threaded performance by up to 76.0%
  • In multi-threaded workloads, the AMD Ryzen 7 7840S shows superior performance with a 412.8% advantage
  • The AMD Ryzen 7 7840S has the highest core count with 8 cores

Performance Rankings & Market Position

AMD Ryzen 7 7840S

Laptop
Release Date
Q3 2023
Market Position
494th fastest in multithreading
4890 CPUs219th fastest in single threading
4890 CPUs72nd fastest in
1434 Laptop CPUs

AMD Athlon Gold 7220U

Laptop
Release Date
Q2 2023
Market Position
1950th fastest in multithreading
4890 CPUs1347th fastest in single threading
4890 CPUs467th fastest in
1434 Laptop CPUs

Performance

Single-Thread Performance

7840S
3,685
7220U
2,094

Multi-Thread Performance

7840S
24,309
7220U
4,740

Specifications: AMD Ryzen 7 7840S vs AMD Athlon Gold 7220U

💻CPU Model
AMD Ryzen 7 7840S
7840S
AMD Athlon Gold 7220U
7220U
🔄Other Names
AMD Ryzen 7 7840S with Radeon 780M Graphics
7840S
AMD Athlon Gold 7220U with Radeon Graphics
7220U
⚡Base Clock
3.8 GHz
7840S
2.4 GHz
7220U
🚀Turbo Clock
5.1 GHz
7840S
3.7 GHz
7220U
💻Cores/Threads
8 Threads: 16
7840S
2 Threads: 4
7220U
🔌Socket
FP7 FP7r2 FP8
7840S
FP6
7220U
⚡TDP
54 W
7840S
15 W
7220U
💾Cache
L1 Instruction Cache: 8 x 32 KBL1 Data Cache: 8 x 32 KBL2 Cache: 8 x 1024 KBL3 Cache: 16 MB
7840S
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KBL1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KBL2 Cache: 2 x 512 KBL3 Cache: 4 MB
7220U

The AMD Ryzen 7 7840S and AMD Athlon Gold 7220U compete in the Laptop segment. The AMD Ryzen 7 7840S shows superior single-thread performance, making it better for tasks like gaming and light workloads.

For multi-threaded applications, the AMD Athlon Gold 7220U takes the lead, despite having the same core count.

Power consumption differs significantly, with the AMD Ryzen 7 7840S drawing more power under load (54W vs 15W). This may impact system thermal design and power supply requirements.