Ryzen 9 7940HS vs i5-10310Y

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Primary details

Comparing Core i5-10310Y and Ryzen 9 7940HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated308
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesComet Lakeno data
Power efficiencyno data51.59
Architecture codenameComet Lake-Y (2019)Phoenix-HS (Zen 4) (2023)
Release date21 August 2019 (5 years ago)January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i5-10310Y 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads816
Base clock speed1.1 GHz4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz5.2 GHz
Bus rate4 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data178 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-10310Y 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
SocketUTFCBGA1377FP8
Power consumption (TDP)7 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-10310Y and Ryzen 9 7940HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1Ryzen 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++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPP+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Core i5-10310Y and Ryzen 9 7940HS technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-10310Y and Ryzen 9 7940HS are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-10310Y 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 bandwidth33.33 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel ProcessorsAMD Radeon 780M ( - 2800 MHz)
Max video memory16 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHzno data
Execution Units24no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-10310Y and Ryzen 9 7940HS integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-10310Y and Ryzen 9 7940HS integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP3840 x 2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort3840 x 2160@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-10310Y and Ryzen 9 7940HS integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-10310Y and Ryzen 9 7940HS.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes1020

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 5.58 18.32
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 8 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 7 Watt 35 Watt

i5-10310Y has 400% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 7940HS, on the other hand, has 228.3% faster integrated GPU, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

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