Ryzen 9 7940HS vs Ryzen Embedded R1600
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 7940HS outperforms Ryzen Embedded R1600 by a whopping 829% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen Embedded R1600 and Ryzen 9 7940HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1890 | 301 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | 7.80 | 51.75 |
| Architecture codename | Zen (2017−2020) | Phoenix-HS (Zen 4) (2023) |
| Release date | 25 February 2020 (4 years ago) | January 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen Embedded R1600 and Ryzen 9 7940HS 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 5.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 96K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 209.8 mm2 | 178 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4,950 million | 25,000 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen Embedded R1600 and Ryzen 9 7940HS 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FP5 | FP8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Embedded R1600 and Ryzen 9 7940HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Ryzen 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 | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Embedded R1600 and Ryzen 9 7940HS are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Embedded R1600 and Ryzen 9 7940HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2400 | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon 780M ( - 2800 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Embedded R1600 and Ryzen 9 7940HS.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 8 | 20 |
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 | 2.06 | 19.14 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 8 |
| Threads | 4 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 35 Watt |
Ryzen Embedded R1600 has 40% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 9 7940HS, on the other hand, has a 829.1% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.
The Ryzen 9 7940HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen Embedded R1600 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen Embedded R1600 and Ryzen 9 7940HS, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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