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Ryzen 7 8840HS vs Ryzen 5 5500

Ryzen 7 8840HS vs Ryzen 5 5500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

vs

Ryzen 5 5500

3.6 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Processor (6 cores/12 threads, 65W DTP, AM4 socket, 19 MB cache, up to 4.2 GHz max boost, wraith stealth cooler)

Buy for £84 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 85 minutes ago

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Ryzen 5 5500

3.6 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Processor (6 cores/12 threads, 65W DTP, AM4 socket, 19 MB cache, up to 4.2 GHz max boost, wraith stealth cooler)

Buy for £84 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 85 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 7 8840HS outperforms Ryzen 5 5500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 7 8840HS is 611 days newer than Ryzen 5 5500.

Advantages of Ryzen 7 8840HS

  • Performs up to 1% better in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Ryzen 5 5500 - 193 vs 191 FPS
  • Consumes up to 57% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 28 vs 65 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 16 vs 12 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5500 doesn't have integrated graphics
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This is a free version of Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands.
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Ryzen 7 8840HS

Mobile • Dec 6th, 2023


FPS

193

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


FPS

191

99%

Value, £/FPS

£0.44/FPS

100%

Price, £

£84

100%

Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Processor (6 cores/12 threads, 65W DTP, AM4 socket, 19 MB cache, up to 4.2 GHz max boost, wraith stealth cooler)

Buy for £84 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 85 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Ryzen 7 8840HS

Mobile • Dec 6th, 2023

Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Ryzen 7 8840HS

Mobile • Dec 6th, 2023


Single-Core

2476

100%

Multi-Core

10570

100%

Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


Single-Core

1871

76%

Multi-Core

7692

73%

Ryzen 7 8840HS

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Ryzen 5 5500

Dec 6th, 2023
Release DateApr 4th, 2022
Ryzen 7CollectionRyzen 5
Not AvailableCodenameVermeer
AMD Socket FP8SocketAMD Socket AM4
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
8
Cores6
16
Threads12
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
5.1 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.2 GHz
28 W
TDP65 W
4 nm
Process Size7 nm
33.0xMultiplier
36.0x
Radeon 780M
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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