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AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX vs AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX

AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX

AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX

CPU Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX and AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX

More Total Cores: 16 (8 vs 16)
Larger L3 Cache: 64MB (16MB vs 64MB)
Higher Technology: 5 nm (TSMC 7nm FinFET vs 5 nm)
Higher Memory Type: DDR5-5200 (DDR4 - Up to 3200 MT/s, LPDDR4 - Up to 4266 MT/s vs DDR5-5200)
Newer Launch Date: January 2024 (January 2021 vs January 2024)

Basic

AMD

Label Name

AMD

January 2021

Launch Date

January 2024

Laptop

Platform

Laptop

Model Name

The Intel processor number is just one of several factors - along with processor brand, system configurations, and system-level benchmarks - to be considered when choosing the right processor for your computing needs.

Ryzen 9 7940HX

Cezanne

Code Name

Zen 4 (Dragon Range)

CPU Specifications

Total Cores

Cores is a hardware term that describes the number of independent central processing units in a single computing component (die or chip).

Total Threads

Where applicable, Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology is only available on Performance-cores.

Performance-cores

3.3GHz

Basic Frequency

Up to 4.6GHz

Max Turbo Frequency

Max Turbo Frequency is the maximum single-core frequency at which the processor is capable of operating using Intel® Turbo Boost Technology and, if present, Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 and Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost. Frequency is typically measured in gigahertz (GHz), or billion cycles per second.

Performance-core Base Frequency

2.4 GHz

Performance-core Max Turbo Frequency

Maximum P-core turbo frequency derived from Intel® Turbo Boost Technology.

5.2 GHz

L1 Cache

64K per core

4MB

L2 Cache

1MB per core

16MB

L3 Cache

64MB

FP6

CPU Socket

The socket is the component that provides the mechanical and electrical connections between the processor and motherboard.

AMD Socket FL1

TSMC 7nm FinFET

Technology

Lithography refers to the semiconductor technology used to manufacture an integrated circuit, and is reported in nanometer (nm), indicative of the size of features built on the semiconductor.

5 nm

45+W

TDP

15 W

105°C

Max. Operating Temperature

Junction Temperature is the maximum temperature allowed at the processor die.

100°C

PCIe® 3.0

PCI Express Version

PCI Express Revision is the supported version of the PCI Express standard. Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (or PCIe) is a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard for attaching hardware devices to a computer. The different PCI Express versions support different data rates.

Instruction Set

The instruction set is a hard program stored inside the CPU that guides and optimizes CPU operations. With these instruction sets, the CPU can run more efficiently. There are many manufacturers that design CPUs, which results in different instruction sets, such as the 8086 instruction set for the Intel camp and the RISC instruction set for the ARM camp. x86, ARM v8, and MIPS are all codes for instruction sets. Instruction sets can be extended; for example, x86 added 64-bit support to create x86-64. Manufacturers developing CPUs that are compatible with a certain instruction set need authorization from the instruction set patent holder. A typical example is Intel authorizing AMD, enabling the latter to develop CPUs compatible with the x86 instruction set.

x86-64

Memory Specifications

DDR4 - Up to 3200 MT/s, LPDDR4 - Up to 4266 MT/s

Memory Type

Intel® processors come in four different types: Single Channel, Dual Channel, Triple Channel, and Flex Mode. Maximum supported memory speed may be lower when populating multiple DIMMs per channel on products that support multiple memory channels.

DDR5-5200

Max Memory Size

Max memory size refers to the maximum memory capacity supported by the processor.

64GB

Memory Channels

The number of memory channels refers to the bandwidth operation for real world application.

Max Memory Bandwidth

Max Memory bandwidth is the maximum rate at which data can be read from or stored into a semiconductor memory by the processor (in GB/s).

83.2 GB/s

GPU Specifications

AMD Radeon™ Graphics

Integrated Graphics Model

An integrated GPU refers to the graphics core that is integrated into the CPU processor. Leveraging the processor's powerful computational capabilities and intelligent power efficiency management, it delivers outstanding graphics performance and a smooth application experience at a lower power consumption.

True

2100 MHz

Graphics Frequency

Graphics max dynamic frequency refers to the maximum opportunistic graphics render clock frequency (in MHz) that can be supported using Intel® HD Graphics with Dynamic Frequency feature.

Graphics Performance

0.563 TFLOPS