i5-10400F vs Ryzen 9 7940HX

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 7940HX
2024
16 cores / 32 threads, 55 Watt
34.29
+318%
Core i5-10400F
2020
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
8.20

Ryzen 9 7940HX outperforms Core i5-10400F by a whopping 318% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 7940HX and Core i5-10400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking112926
Place by popularitynot in top-1009
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data23.93
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045)no data
Power efficiency59.0011.94
Architecture codenameDragon Range-HX (Zen 4) (2023−2024)Comet Lake (2020)
Release date17 January 2024 (less than a year ago)30 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$155

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 7940HX and Core i5-10400F 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads3212
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed5.2 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cache1 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache16 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache64 MB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors9900 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 7940HX and Core i5-10400F 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 configurationno data1
SocketFL1FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 7940HX and Core i5-10400F. 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, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 7940HX and Core i5-10400F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 7940HX and Core i5-10400F are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 7940HX and Core i5-10400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data41.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon 610M (400 - 2200 MHz)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 7940HX and Core i5-10400F.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 9 7940HX 34.29
+318%
i5-10400F 8.20

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 9 7940HX 54470
+318%
i5-10400F 13029

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 34.29 8.20
Recency 17 January 2024 30 April 2020
Physical cores 16 6
Threads 32 12
Chip lithography 5 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 9 7940HX has a 318.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 166.7% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 18.2% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 9 7940HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-10400F in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 9 7940HX is a notebook processor while Core i5-10400F is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 9 7940HX and Core i5-10400F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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