Ryzen 5 3500U vs Ryzen 9 7940HX

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 7940HX
2024
16 cores / 32 threads, 55 Watt
34.29
+686%
Ryzen 5 3500U
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.36

Ryzen 9 7940HX outperforms Ryzen 5 3500U by a whopping 686% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 7940HX and Ryzen 5 3500U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1121359
Place by popularitynot in top-10032
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045)AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency59.0027.51
Architecture codenameDragon Range-HX (Zen 4) (2023−2024)Picasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020)
Release date17 January 2024 (less than a year ago)6 January 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 7940HX and Ryzen 5 3500U 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads328
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed5.2 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeno dataPCIe 3.0
Multiplierno data21
L1 cache1 MB128K (per core)
L2 cache16 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache64 MB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm12 nm
Die sizeno data209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
Number of transistors9900 Million4940 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 7940HX and Ryzen 5 3500U 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)
SocketFL1FP5
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 7940HX and Ryzen 5 3500U. 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, SMEMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 7940HX and Ryzen 5 3500U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 7940HX and Ryzen 5 3500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon 610M (400 - 2200 MHz)AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1200 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 7940HX and Ryzen 5 3500U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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
+686%
Ryzen 5 3500U 4.36

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
+686%
Ryzen 5 3500U 6931

Geekbench 6.3 Multi-Core

Ryzen 9 7940HX 16094
+384%
Ryzen 5 3500U 3324

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 34.29 4.36
Integrated graphics card 2.85 4.51
Recency 17 January 2024 6 January 2019
Physical cores 16 4
Threads 32 8
Chip lithography 5 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 9 7940HX has a 686.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 140% more advanced lithography process.

Ryzen 5 3500U, on the other hand, has 58.2% faster integrated GPU, and 266.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 9 7940HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 3500U in performance tests.


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