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AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX

vs

Intel Core Ultra 9 185H

CPU Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX and Intel Core Ultra 9 185H processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX

Larger L3 Cache: 64 MB (64 MB vs 24 MB)
Higher Technology: TSMC 5nm FinFET (TSMC 5nm FinFET vs 7 nm (intel 4))
Newer Launch Date: April 2025 (April 2025 vs December 2023)

Basic

AMD

Label Name

Intel

April 2025

Launch Date

December 2023

Laptop

Platform

Laptop

Ryzen 9 8940HX

Model Name

Core Ultra 9 185H

Dragon Range

Code Name

Meteor Lake

Zen 4

Generation

Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit

OS Support

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

Performance-cores

Efficient-cores

Low Power Efficient-cores

2.4 GHz

Basic Frequency

Up to 5.3 GHz

Max Turbo Frequency

Performance-core Base Frequency

2.3 GHz

Efficient-core Base Frequency

1.8 GHz

Performance-core Max Turbo Frequency

5.1 GHz

1024 KB

L1 Cache

112 KB per P-core, 96 KB per E/LP E-core

16 MB

L2 Cache

2 MB per P-core; 2 MB per cluster of 4 E-cores or 2 LP E-cores.

64 MB

L3 Cache

24 MB

FL1

CPU Socket

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

Intel BGA 2049

Yes

Unlocked for Overclocking

TSMC 5nm 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.

7 nm (intel 4)

55W

TDP

45 W

Maximum Turbo Power

115 W

100°C

Max. Operating Temperature

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

PCIe® 5.0

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.

x86-64

Instruction Set

An instruction set architecture (ISA) defines the instructions a processor can execute. Common architectures include x86-64, ARM and RISC-V. The ISA determines software compatibility, while optional instruction extensions add specialized capabilities.

Memory Specifications

DDR5

Memory Type

DDR5-5600, LPDDR5-7467, LPDDR5x-7467

64 GB

Max Memory Size

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

96 GB (DDR5), 64 GB (LPDDR5/LPDDR5x)

Memory Channels

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

2x1R DDR5-5200, 2x2R DDR5-5200

Maximum Memory Speed

ECC Memory Support

ECC Memory Supported indicates processor support for Error-Correcting Code memory. ECC memory is a type of system memory that can detect and correct common kinds of internal data corruption. Note that ECC memory support requires both processor and chipset support.

GPU Specifications

AMD Radeon™ 610M

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.

Intel® Arc™ graphics

Graphics Core Count

2200 MHz

Graphics Frequency