Ryzen 5 240 vs Ryzen 7 8840U

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Performance Comparison

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🏆 Chipversus Verdict

🚀 Performance Leadership

Performance Leadership: The Ryzen 7 8840U delivers superior performance across the board. It outperforms the Ryzen 5 240 in both compute-intensive tasks (1.1% faster) and gaming workloads.

Insight	Ryzen 5 240	Ryzen 7 8840U
Gaming	❌ Lower gaming performance	✅ Superior gaming performance
Workstation	❌ Weaker in multi-core tasks	✅ Better multi-core power
Price	Equivalent pricing	Equivalent pricing
Longevity	✨ Modern (Hawk Point (2024−2025) / 4 nm)	✨ Modern (Hawk Point-U (Zen 4) (2023−2025) / 4 nm)

💎 Value Proposition

Insight	Ryzen 5 240	Ryzen 7 8840U
Cost Efficiency	❌ Lower cost efficiency	❌ Lower cost efficiency
Upfront Cost	Equivalent pricing	Equivalent pricing

Performance Check

Paired with RTX 4090

To accurately isolate CPU performance, all benchmarks below use an NVIDIA RTX 4090 as the reference GPU. This eliminates GPU-side bottlenecks and highlights pure processing throughput differences between the CPUs.

Note: Real-world results may vary based on your actual GPU. CPU performance impact is more visible in processing-intensive titles and high-refresh-rate gaming scenarios.

Ryzen 5 240 Benchmark Check

Ryzen 7 8840U Benchmark Check

Technical Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of Ryzen 5 240 and Ryzen 7 8840U

Ryzen 5 240

The Ryzen 5 240 is manufactured by AMD. It was released in 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago). It is based on the Hawk Point (2024−2025) architecture. It features 6 cores and 12 threads. Base frequency is 4.3 GHz, with boost up to 5 GHz. L3 cache: 16 MB (total). L2 cache: 1 MB (per core). Built on 4 nm process technology. Socket: FP8. Thermal design power (TDP): 45 Watt. Memory support: DDR5. Passmark benchmark score: 23,167 points. Launch price was $299.

Ryzen 7 8840U

The Ryzen 7 8840U is manufactured by AMD. It was released in 6 December 2023 (1 year ago). It is based on the Hawk Point-U (Zen 4) (2023−2025) architecture. It features 8 cores and 16 threads. Base frequency is 3.3 GHz, with boost up to 5.1 GHz. L3 cache: 16 MB (total). L2 cache: 1 MB (per core). Built on 4 nm process technology. Socket: FP8. Thermal design power (TDP): 28 Watt. Memory support: DDR5. Passmark benchmark score: 23,415 points. Launch price was $299.

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Processing Power

The Ryzen 5 240 packs 6 cores / 12 threads, while the Ryzen 7 8840U offers 8 cores / 16 threads — the Ryzen 7 8840U has 2 more cores. Boost clocks reach 5 GHz on the Ryzen 5 240 versus 5.1 GHz on the Ryzen 7 8840U — a 2% clock advantage for the Ryzen 7 8840U (base: 4.3 GHz vs 3.3 GHz). The Ryzen 5 240 uses the Hawk Point (2024−2025) architecture (4 nm), while the Ryzen 7 8840U uses Hawk Point-U (Zen 4) (2023−2025) (4 nm). In PassMark, the Ryzen 5 240 scores 23,167 against the Ryzen 7 8840U's 23,415 — a 1.1% lead for the Ryzen 7 8840U. Both processors carry 16 MB (total) of L3 cache.

Feature	Ryzen 5 240	Ryzen 7 8840U
Cores / Threads	6 / 12	8 / 16+33%
Boost Clock	5 GHz	5.1 GHz+2%
Base Clock	4.3 GHz+30%	3.3 GHz
L3 Cache	16 MB (total)	16 MB (total)
L2 Cache	1 MB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
Process	4 nm	4 nm
Architecture	Hawk Point (2024−2025)	Hawk Point-U (Zen 4) (2023−2025)
PassMark	23,167	23,415+1%