Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS vs Pentium Gold 4425Y

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium Gold 4425Y
2017
2 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
1.10
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
17.74
+1513%

Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS outperforms Pentium Gold 4425Y by a whopping 1513% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold 4425Y and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2413350
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumAMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Power efficiency17.3447.94
Architecture codenameKaby Lake (2016−2019)Phoenix-HS (Zen 4) (2023)
Release date21 April 2017 (7 years ago)13 June 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$161no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold 4425Y and Ryzen 9 PRO 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)
Threads416
Base clock speed1.7 GHz4 GHz
Boost clock speed1.7 GHz5.2 GHz
Bus rate4 GT/sno data
L1 cache128 KB512 KB
L2 cache512 KB8 MB
L3 cache2 MB16 MB
Chip lithography14 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data178 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold 4425Y and Ryzen 9 PRO 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCBGA1515FP7/FP8
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold 4425Y and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+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
Smart Response+no data

Security technologies

Pentium Gold 4425Y and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold 4425Y and Ryzen 9 PRO 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 Gold 4425Y and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth29.8 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics 615AMD Radeon 780M ( - 2800 MHz)
Max video memory16 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency850 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold 4425Y and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold 4425Y and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold 4425Y and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold 4425Y and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes10no data

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 Gold 4425Y 1.10
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 17.74
+1513%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Pentium Gold 4425Y 165
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 2360
+1335%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Pentium Gold 4425Y 67
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 275
+313%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Pentium Gold 4425Y 983
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 9959
+913%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Pentium Gold 4425Y 423
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 1956
+362%

7-Zip Single

Pentium Gold 4425Y 1854
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 6215
+235%

7-Zip

Pentium Gold 4425Y 4856
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 61303
+1162%

WebXPRT 3

Pentium Gold 4425Y 79
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 296
+274%

CrossMark Overall

Pentium Gold 4425Y 320
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 1555
+386%

WebXPRT 4 Overall

Pentium Gold 4425Y 58
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 252
+334%

Geekbench 6.3 Multi-Core

Pentium Gold 4425Y 763
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 10348
+1256%

Geekbench 6.3 Single-Core

Pentium Gold 4425Y 372
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 2605
+600%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.10 17.74
Integrated graphics card 1.98 18.32
Recency 21 April 2017 13 June 2023
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 4 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 35 Watt

Pentium Gold 4425Y has 483.3% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS, on the other hand, has a 1512.7% higher aggregate performance score, 825.3% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 6 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold 4425Y in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Gold 4425Y and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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