Recent Cinebench R23 screenshots have revealed that the 28-Watt Ryzen 7 7840U is outperforming the previous-generation 55 W flagship, the Ryzen 9 6900HX, with all eight "Zen 4" CPU cores enabled and a fast RDNA3 graphics architecture-based iGPU.
AMD's 4 nm "Phoenix" silicon could turn the company's fortunes around in the ultra-thin notebook space. The upcoming Ryzen 7040-series "Phoenix" could give competing 15-28 W-category 13th Gen Core processors a run for their money, especially those with lower P-core counts, such as 2P+8E. If the Cinebench R23 multi-threaded score of 14285 points for the 7840U is anything to go by, then the 15-28 W models of "Phoenix" could prove to be formidable challengers in the ultra-thin notebook market. Furthermore, the 7840U APU also scored around 700 points in Cinebench R20 single-core, 3000 points in 3DMark TimeSpy Graphics, and 8000 points in FireStrike, all with built-in RDNA3 iGPU scores.
| RYZEN 7040 Phoenix Series | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cores/Threads | Base/Boost Clock | GPU Clock | GPU | TDP | |
| Ryzen 9 7940H(S) | 8C/16T | 4.0/5.2 GHz | 2.8 GHz | R780M (12CU) | 35-54W |
| Ryzen 7 7840H(S) | 8C/16T | 3.8/5.1 GHz | 2.7 GHz | R780M (12CU) | 35-54W |
| Ryzen 5 7640H(S) | 6C/12T | 4.3/5.0 GHz | 2.6 GHz | R760M (8CU) | 35-54W |
| Ryzen 7 7840U | 8C/16T | 3.3/(?) GHz | TBC | R780M (12CU) | 15-28W |
| Ryzen 5 7640U | 6C/12T | 3.5/4.9 GHz | TBC | R760M (8CU) | 15-28W |
While the Ryzen 7040U series has not been officially announced yet, AMD has confirmed that it will launch 7040HS laptops next month, albeit with a one-month delay from what was previously announced at CES 2023. The 7840U part may also pique the interest of handheld gaming system manufacturers.
AMD's Upcoming "Phoenix" Ryzen 7 7840U Silicon Could Shake Up the Ultra-Thin Notebook Market
