Ryzen 9 7940HS vs Celeron 797

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 797 and Ryzen 9 7940HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Celeronno data
Power efficiencyno data51.75
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Phoenix-HS (Zen 4) (2023)
Release date1 January 2012 (12 years ago)January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron 797 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 speed1.4 GHz4 GHz
Boost clock speed1.4 GHz5.2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate4 × 5 GT/sno data
Multiplier14no data
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache1.5 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm4 nm
Die size131 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Number of transistors504 million25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 797 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketIntel BGA1023FP8
Power consumption (TDP)17 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 797 and Ryzen 9 7940HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Ryzen 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-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
My WiFi-no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Celeron 797 and Ryzen 9 7940HS technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 797 and Ryzen 9 7940HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d-no data
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 797 and Ryzen 9 7940HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21.335 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® ProcessorsAMD Radeon 780M
Graphics max frequency950 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 797 and Ryzen 9 7940HS integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 797 and Ryzen 9 7940HS.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanes1620

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 1 8
Threads 1 16
Chip lithography 32 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 17 Watt 35 Watt

Celeron 797 has 105.9% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 7940HS, on the other hand, has 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.

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