Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS vs Ryzen 7 6800HS

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 6800HS
2022
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
14.49
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
17.78
+22.7%

Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS outperforms Ryzen 7 6800HS by a significant 23% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 6800HS and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking494344
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Power efficiency39.0247.87
Architecture codenameRembrandt-HS (Zen 3+) (2022)Phoenix-HS (Zen 4) (2023)
Release dateJanuary 2022 (2 years ago)13 June 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 6800HS 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1616
Base clock speed3.2 GHz4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.7 GHz5.2 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)512 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)8 MB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)16 MB
Chip lithography6 nm4 nm
Die size208 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 6800HS 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
SocketFP7FP7/FP8
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 6800HS and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEno data
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 6800HS and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 6800HS and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon 680MAMD Radeon 780M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 6800HS and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS.

PCIe version4.0no 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 7 6800HS 14.49
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 17.78
+22.7%

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 7 6800HS 22925
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 28144
+22.8%

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 7 6800HS 1821
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 2295
+26%

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 7 6800HS 8681
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 10816
+24.6%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Ryzen 7 6800HS 1987
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 2360
+18.8%

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 7 6800HS 234
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 275
+17.5%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 7 6800HS 9298
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 9959
+7.1%

Blender(-)

Ryzen 7 6800HS 258
+20.6%
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 214

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 7 6800HS 1492
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 1956
+31.1%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 7 6800HS 5495
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 6215
+13.1%

7-Zip

Ryzen 7 6800HS 56170
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 61303
+9.1%

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 7 6800HS 280
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 296
+5.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.49 17.78
Integrated graphics card 15.98 18.30
Chip lithography 6 nm 4 nm

Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS has a 22.7% higher aggregate performance score, 14.5% faster integrated GPU, and a 50% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 6800HS in performance tests.


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