Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS vs Ryzen 5 1600

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 1600
2017
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
8.02
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
18.42
+130%

Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS outperforms Ryzen 5 1600 by a whopping 130% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 1600 and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking943341
Place by popularity48not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.76no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5AMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Power efficiency11.2547.99
Architecture codenameZen 2 (2017−2020)Phoenix-HS (Zen 4) (2023)
Release date16 March 2017 (7 years ago)13 June 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$219no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1600 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1216
Base clock speed3.2 GHz4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz5.2 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier32no data
L1 cache576 KB512 KB
L2 cache3 MB8 MB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)16 MB
Chip lithography14 nm4 nm
Die size213 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors4800 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1600 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketAM4FP7/FP8
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1600 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 5 1600 and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4no data
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-AMD Radeon 780M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes20no 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 5 1600 8.02
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 18.42
+130%

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 5 1600 12279
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 28187
+130%

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 5 1600 1083
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 2296
+112%

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 5 1600 4635
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 10846
+134%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Ryzen 5 1600 1129
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 2360
+109%

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.

Ryzen 5 1600 147
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 275
+87.1%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 5 1600 5425
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 9959
+83.6%

Blender(-)

Ryzen 5 1600 404
+88.8%
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 214

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 5 1600 950
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 1956
+106%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 5 1600 3834
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 6215
+62.1%

7-Zip

Ryzen 5 1600 30144
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 61303
+103%

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 5 1600 180
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 296
+64.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.02 18.42
Recency 16 March 2017 13 June 2023
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS has a 129.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 1600 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 1600 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 1600 and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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