Ryzen 9 7940HS vs Athlon 64 FX-57

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon 64 FX-57
2005
1 core / 1 thread, 104 Watt
0.33
Ryzen 9 7940HS
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
19.09
+5685%

Ryzen 9 7940HS outperforms Athlon 64 FX-57 by a whopping 5685% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 FX-57 and Ryzen 9 7940HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3091308
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Power efficiency0.3051.59
Architecture codenameSan Diego (2001−2005)Phoenix-HS (Zen 4) (2023)
Release dateJune 2005 (19 years ago)January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 FX-57 and Ryzen 9 7940HS basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores1 (Single-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads116
Base clock speedno data4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz5.2 GHz
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography90 nm4 nm
Die size115 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors114 million25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 FX-57 and Ryzen 9 7940HS compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
Socket939FP8
Power consumption (TDP)104 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 FX-57 and Ryzen 9 7940HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataRyzen AI, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 FX-57 and Ryzen 9 7940HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 FX-57 and Ryzen 9 7940HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 780M ( - 2800 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 FX-57 and Ryzen 9 7940HS.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon 64 FX-57 0.33
Ryzen 9 7940HS 19.09
+5685%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon 64 FX-57 517
Ryzen 9 7940HS 30327
+5766%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.33 19.09
Physical cores 1 8
Threads 1 16
Chip lithography 90 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 104 Watt 35 Watt

Ryzen 9 7940HS has a 5684.8% higher aggregate performance score, 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, a 2150% more advanced lithography process, and 197.1% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 9 7940HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 FX-57 in performance tests.

Note that Athlon 64 FX-57 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 9 7940HS is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 64 FX-57 and Ryzen 9 7940HS, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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