Ryzen 9 7940HS vs Pentium A1018

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium A1018
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.76
Ryzen 9 7940HS
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
19.09
+2412%

Ryzen 9 7940HS outperforms Pentium A1018 by a whopping 2412% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium A1018 and Ryzen 9 7940HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2657308
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Power efficiency2.0551.59
Architecture codenameno dataPhoenix-HS (Zen 4) (2023)
Release date1 July 2013 (11 years ago)January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium A1018 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 cores2 (Dual-core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads216
Base clock speed2.1 GHz4 GHz
Boost clock speedno data5.2 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cacheno data1 MB (per core)
L3 cache1 MB Intel® Smart Cache16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data178 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Number of transistorsno data25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium A1018 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
SocketFCPGA988FP8
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium A1018 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
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Pentium A1018 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 Pentium A1018 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 Pentium A1018 and Ryzen 9 7940HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600DDR5
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel ProcessorsAMD Radeon 780M ( - 2800 MHz)
Graphics max frequency1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium A1018 and Ryzen 9 7940HS integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium A1018 and Ryzen 9 7940HS.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanes1620

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.

Pentium A1018 0.76
Ryzen 9 7940HS 19.09
+2412%

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.

Pentium A1018 1210
Ryzen 9 7940HS 30327
+2406%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.76 19.09
Integrated graphics card 0.77 18.32
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 16
Chip lithography 22 nm 4 nm

Ryzen 9 7940HS has a 2411.8% higher aggregate performance score, 2279.2% faster integrated GPU, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 450% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 9 7940HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium A1018 in performance tests.


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