Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS vs Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 15 Watt
10.66
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
17.74
+66.4%

Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS outperforms Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U by an impressive 66% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking738350
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesCezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)AMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Power efficiency67.2647.97
Architecture codenameCezanne-U PRO (Zen 3) (2021)Phoenix-HS (Zen 4) (2023)
Release date16 March 2021 (3 years ago)13 June 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 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 speed1.9 GHz4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz5.2 GHz
Multiplier19no data
L1 cache512 KB512 KB
L2 cache4 MB8 MB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)16 MB
Chip lithography7 nm4 nm
Die size180 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Number of transistors10,700 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 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 7 PRO 5850U and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsPRO, MMX, 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+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 2000 MHz)AMD Radeon 780M ( - 2800 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes8no 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 PRO 5850U 10.66
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 17.74
+66.4%

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 PRO 5850U 16932
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 28175
+66.4%

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 PRO 5850U 1705
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 2303
+35.1%

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 PRO 5850U 6225
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 10865
+74.5%

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 PRO 5850U 1467
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 2360
+60.9%

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 PRO 5850U 227
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 275
+21.1%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 6889
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 9959
+44.6%

Blender(-)

Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 345
+61.2%
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 214

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 1436
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 1956
+36.2%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 5231
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 6215
+18.8%

7-Zip

Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 44266
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 61303
+38.5%

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 260
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 296
+13.8%

CrossMark Overall

Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 1345
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 1555
+15.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.66 17.74
Integrated graphics card 9.05 18.32
Recency 16 March 2021 13 June 2023
Chip lithography 7 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt

Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U has 133.3% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS, on the other hand, has a 66.4% higher aggregate performance score, 102.4% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U in performance tests.


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