5 130HL vs Ryzen 9 7940HX
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 9 7940HX and Core 5 130HL processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 113 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045) | no data |
| Power efficiency | 57.89 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Dragon Range-HX (Zen 4) (2023−2024) | Raptor Lake-PS (2024) |
| Release date | 17 January 2024 (less than a year ago) | 8 April 2024 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 9 7940HX and Core 5 130HL 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 | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 32 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.2 GHz | 4.8 GHz |
| L1 cache | 1 MB | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 64 MB | 18 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 10 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 9900 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 9 7940HX and Core 5 130HL 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 configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | FL1 | 1700 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 7940HX and Core 5 130HL. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
Security technologies
Ryzen 9 7940HX and Core 5 130HL technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 7940HX and Core 5 130HL are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 7940HX and Core 5 130HL. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR4, DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon 610M | Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80EU |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 7940HX and Core 5 130HL.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 8 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 17 January 2024 | 8 April 2024 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 12 |
| Threads | 32 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 45 Watt |
Ryzen 9 7940HX has 33.3% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
5 130HL, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 months, and 22.2% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 9 7940HX and Core 5 130HL. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Ryzen 9 7940HX is a notebook processor while Core 5 130HL is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 9 7940HX and Core 5 130HL, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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