Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS vs Ryzen 9 5900H
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS outperforms Ryzen 9 5900H by a substantial 37% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 9 5900H and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 582 | 345 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000) | AMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040) |
| Power efficiency | 27.22 | 47.93 |
| Architecture codename | Cezanne U (Zen 3) (2021−2022) | Phoenix-HS (Zen 4) (2023) |
| Release date | 7 January 2021 (3 years ago) | 13 June 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 9 5900H 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 cores | 8 (Octa-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.6 GHz | 5.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 8 MB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | no data | 178 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 9 5900H 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.
| Socket | FP6 | FP7/FP8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 5900H and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) | AMD Radeon 780M |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 13.19 | 18.06 |
| Integrated graphics card | 9.03 | 18.30 |
| Recency | 7 January 2021 | 13 June 2023 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 35 Watt |
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS has a 36.9% higher aggregate performance score, 102.7% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 2 years, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 28.6% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 9 5900H in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 9 5900H and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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