Ryzen 7 7840S vs Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
17.52
+17.6%
Ryzen 7 7840S
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
14.90

Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS outperforms Ryzen 7 7840S by a moderate 18% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS and Ryzen 7 7840S processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking373490
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Power efficiency47.6740.54
Architecture codenamePhoenix-HS (Zen 4) (2023)Phoenix-HS (Zen 4) (2023)
Release date13 June 2023 (1 year ago)5 January 2023 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS and Ryzen 7 7840S 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1616
Base clock speed4 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed5.2 GHz5.1 GHz
L1 cache512 KB512 KB
L2 cache8 MB8 MB
L3 cache16 MB16 MB
Chip lithography4 nm4 nm
Die size178 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS and Ryzen 7 7840S 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.

SocketFP7/FP8FP7/FP7r2/FP8
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS and Ryzen 7 7840S. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataRyzen AI, 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
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS and Ryzen 7 7840S. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon 780M ( - 2800 MHz)AMD Radeon 780M ( - 2700 MHz)

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.

Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 17.52
+17.6%
Ryzen 7 7840S 14.90

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 PRO 7940HS 28100
+17.5%
Ryzen 7 7840S 23908

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 2360
+6.2%
Ryzen 7 7840S 2223

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 275
+0.4%
Ryzen 7 7840S 274

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 9959
Ryzen 7 7840S 11288
+13.3%

Blender(-)

Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 214
+0.5%
Ryzen 7 7840S 213

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 1956
+0.9%
Ryzen 7 7840S 1939

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 6215
Ryzen 7 7840S 6328
+1.8%

7-Zip

Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 61303
Ryzen 7 7840S 64696
+5.5%

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 296
Ryzen 7 7840S 296

CrossMark Overall

Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 1555
Ryzen 7 7840S 1655
+6.4%

WebXPRT 4 Overall

Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 252
+1.8%
Ryzen 7 7840S 248

Blender v3.3 Classroom CPU(-)

Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 343
Ryzen 7 7840S 347
+1.2%

Geekbench 6.3 Multi-Core

Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 10348
Ryzen 7 7840S 12598
+21.7%

Geekbench 6.3 Single-Core

Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 2605
Ryzen 7 7840S 2605

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.52 14.90
Recency 13 June 2023 5 January 2023

Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS has a 17.6% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 5 months.

The Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 7840S in performance tests.

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