Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U
2020
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
6.23
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
17.74
+185%

Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS outperforms Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U by a whopping 185% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1083350
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)AMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Power efficiency39.3147.97
Architecture codenameRenoir PRO (Zen 2) (2020)Phoenix-HS (Zen 4) (2023)
Release date7 May 2020 (4 years ago)13 June 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads816
Base clock speed2.4 GHz4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz5.2 GHz
Multiplier25no data
L1 cache256 KB512 KB
L2 cache2 MB8 MB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)16 MB
Chip lithography7 nm4 nm
Die size156 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Number of transistors9800 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U 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
SocketFP6FP7/FP8
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTno data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-4266no data
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth68.27 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 5 ( - 1400 MHz)AMD Radeon 780M ( - 2800 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS.

PCIe version3.0no 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.

Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U 6.23
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 17.74
+185%

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.

Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U 9900
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 28175
+185%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U 1299
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 2303
+77.3%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U 3967
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 10865
+174%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U 3657
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 9959
+172%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.23 17.74
Integrated graphics card 4.65 18.32
Recency 7 May 2020 13 June 2023
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 8 16
Chip lithography 7 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt

Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U has 133.3% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS, on the other hand, has a 184.8% higher aggregate performance score, 294% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U in performance tests.


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