Intel Core 7 160UL vs AMD Ryzen 7 8840HX
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core 7 160UL with 10 cores 1.8GHz and AMD Ryzen 7 8840HX with 12 cores 2.9GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core 7 160UL 's Advantages
Lower TDP (15W vs 55W)
AMD Ryzen 7 8840HX 's Advantages
Released 1 years late
Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 5200)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 4)
Higher base frequency (2.9GHz vs 1.8GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 12MB)
More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 10nm)
Score
General Parameters
Apr 2024
Release Date
Apr 2025
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Laptop
Type
Laptop
Raptor Lake-PS
Core Architecture
Dragon Range
Intel Socket 1700
Socket
AMD Socket FL1
Iris Xe Graphics 96EU
Integrated Graphics
Radeon 610M
Core 7 (Raptor Lake-PS)
Generation
Ryzen 7 (Zen 4 (Dragon Range))
Package
-
Transistor Count
13.14 billions
10 nm
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
15 W
Power Consumption
55 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
Intel
Foundry
TSMC
-
Die Size
2x71 mm²
-
I/O Process Size
6 nm
-
I/O Die Size
122 mm²
CPU Performance
2
Performance Cores
-
4
Performance Core Threads
-
1.8 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.9 GHz
5.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.1 GHz
8
Efficiency Cores
-
8
Efficiency Core Threads
-
1300 MHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
3.9 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
10
Total Core Count
12
12
Total Thread Count
24
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
18.0
Multiplier
29.0
80 KB per core
L1 Cache
64 KB per core
1.25 MB per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
12 MB shared
L3 Cache
64 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
1
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200, DDR5-5200
Memory Types
DDR5-5200
2
Max Memory Channels
2
83.2 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
-
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Miscellaneous
4
PCIe Version
5
8
PCIe Lanes
28
