i7-9750H vs Ryzen 9 7940HX

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 7940HX
2024
16 cores / 32 threads, 55 Watt
34.96
+395%

Ryzen 9 7940HX outperforms Core i7-9750H by a whopping 395% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 7940HX and Core i7-9750H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1131018
Place by popularitynot in top-10063
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045)Intel Core i7
Power efficiency57.8914.31
Architecture codenameDragon Range-HX (Zen 4) (2023−2024)Coffee Lake-HR (2019)
Release date17 January 2024 (less than a year ago)23 April 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 7940HX and Core i7-9750H 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 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed5.2 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data26
L1 cache1 MB384 KB
L2 cache16 MB1.5 MB
L3 cache64 MB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data150 mm2
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 i7-9750H 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFL1FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 7940HX and Core i7-9750H. 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+
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 7940HX and Core i7-9750H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 7940HX and Core i7-9750H 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 i7-9750H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data42.671 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon 610MIntel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.15 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 9 7940HX and Core i7-9750H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 9 7940HX and Core i7-9750H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 9 7940HX and Core i7-9750H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 7940HX and Core i7-9750H.

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 34.96
+395%
i7-9750H 7.06

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 53504
+395%
i7-9750H 10812

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 34.96 7.06
Integrated graphics card 2.85 3.09
Recency 17 January 2024 23 April 2019
Physical cores 16 6
Threads 32 12
Chip lithography 5 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 45 Watt

Ryzen 9 7940HX has a 395.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 166.7% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

i7-9750H, on the other hand, has 8.4% faster integrated GPU, and 22.2% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 9 7940HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-9750H in performance tests.


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