EPYC 4364P vs Ryzen 9 7940HX
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 7940HX outperforms EPYC 4364P by an impressive 52% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 9 7940HX and EPYC 4364P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 112 | 234 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 45.94 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045) | no data |
| Power efficiency | 59.02 | 20.38 |
| Architecture codename | Dragon Range-HX (Zen 4) (2023−2024) | Raphael (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 17 January 2024 (less than a year ago) | 21 May 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $399 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 9 7940HX and EPYC 4364P 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 32 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.2 GHz | 5.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 1 MB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 64 MB | 32 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| Die size | no data | 71 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 61 °C |
| Number of transistors | 9900 Million | 6,570 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 9 7940HX and EPYC 4364P 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 | AM5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 105 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 7940HX and EPYC 4364P. 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 | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 7940HX and EPYC 4364P are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 7940HX and EPYC 4364P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon 610M (400 - 2200 MHz) | AMD Radeon Graphics |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 7940HX and EPYC 4364P.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 28 |
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 | 34.30 | 22.61 |
| Integrated graphics card | 2.85 | 1.98 |
| Recency | 17 January 2024 | 21 May 2024 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 8 |
| Threads | 32 | 16 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 105 Watt |
Ryzen 9 7940HX has a 51.7% higher aggregate performance score, 43.9% faster integrated GPU, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 90.9% lower power consumption.
EPYC 4364P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 months.
The Ryzen 9 7940HX is our recommended choice as it beats the EPYC 4364P in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen 9 7940HX is a notebook processor while EPYC 4364P is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 9 7940HX and EPYC 4364P, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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