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AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX vs AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX

AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX

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The AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX is a fast high-end laptop processor of the Dragon Range series. It offers 16 cores based on the Zen 4 architecture that supports hyperthreading (32 threads). The cores clock from 2.5 (base) up to 5.4 GHz (single core boost). The 7945HX is the fastest mobile Ryzen CPU at launch and derived from the desktop Ryzen 9 7950X.

The Dragon Range series still uses a chiplet design with two CCD-clusters (each with 8 possible cores) in 5nm and an IO-die (including the memory controller and the Radeon 610M iGPU) in 6nm. The chip integrates 4x USB 3.2 Gen2 (10 Gbps) ports (no USB4), 28 PCIe 5.0 lanes (for GPU and SSDs) and a dual-channel DDR5-5200 memory controller.

Performance

The Ryzen 9 7945HX is among the fastest processors in our database, as of August 2023. It is in the same league as the Ryzen 9 7945HX3D and noticeably ahead of the Core i9-13980HX, as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned. It is outrageously, unbelievably fast, and those fortunate enough to purchase a laptop built around this CPU will have no performance issues for at least three years.

Thanks to its powerful cooling solution and a long-term CPU power limit of 128 W, the ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PY-XS96 is one of the fastest laptops built around the 7945HX that we know of.

The R9 7945HX is rated at a TDP of 55 Watt and can be configured up to 75 Watt (cTDP).

AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX

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The AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX is a high-end notebook processor from the Dragon Range series with 16 cores and hyperthreading (SMT), which means it can process up to 32 threads simultaneously. The CPU uses the current Zen 4 architecture for the 16 cores and clocks these from 2.4 GHz (base clock) up to 5.2 GHz (single-core boost). The CPU offers 16 MB L2 cache and 64 MB L3 cache (i.e. a total of 80 MB cache). The 7940HX consists of three chiplets, two CCD clusters with 8 CPU cores each in 5nm (71mm²) and one IO die in 6nm (122mm²) which are all manufactured at TSMC.

The performance of the Ryzen 9 should be comparable to a Core i9-13900HX (24 hybrid cores, max 5.4 GHz) in the top range of mobile processors from 2024. AMD itself advertises a clear lead over the old Ryzen 9 6900HX (8 Zen 3 cores, 4.9 GHz), which can be explained by the additional cores, improved architecture and higher frequencies. Compared to the top model, the Ryzen 9 7945HX, the 7940HX is slightly lower clocked.

The chip also integrates 4x USB 3.2 Gen2 (10 Gbps) ports (no USB 4), 28 PCIe 5.0 lanes (for GPUs and SSDs), a dual-channel DDR5-5200 memory controller and a small AMD Radeon 610M graphics card (2CUs, 400 - 2200 MHz).

The R9 7940HX is specified with 55 watts TDP and can be configured up to 75 watts (cTDP).

ModelAMD Ryzen 9 7945HXAMD Ryzen 9 7940HX
SeriesAMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045)AMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045)
CodenameDragon Range-HX (Zen 4)Dragon Range-HX (Zen 4)
Series: Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045) Dragon Range-HX (Zen 4)
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D compare2.3 - 5.4 GHz16 / 32 cores128 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX « 2.5 - 5.4 GHz16 / 32 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX2.4 - 5.2 GHz16 / 32 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX compare3 - 5.2 GHz12 / 24 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 7840HX compare2.9 - 5.1 GHz12 / 24 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D compare2.3 - 5.4 GHz16 / 32 cores128 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX2.5 - 5.4 GHz16 / 32 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX « 2.4 - 5.2 GHz16 / 32 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX compare3 - 5.2 GHz12 / 24 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 7840HX compare2.9 - 5.1 GHz12 / 24 cores64 MB L3
Clock2500 - 5400 MHz2400 - 5200 MHz
L1 Cache1 MB1 MB
L2 Cache16 MB16 MB
L3 Cache64 MB64 MB
Cores / Threads16 / 32
16 x 5.4 GHz AMD Zen 4
16 / 32
16 x 5.2 GHz AMD Zen 4
TDP55 Watt55 Watt
Transistors9900 Million9900 Million
TechnologyCCD = 5 nm, I/O = 6 nm5 nm
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C
SocketFL1FL1
FeaturesDDR5-5200 RAM, PCIe 5, 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, SMEDDR5-5200 RAM, PCIe 5, 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
iGPUAMD Radeon 610M (400 - 2200 MHz)AMD Radeon 610M (400 - 2200 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
Announced
Manufacturerwww.amd.comwww.amd.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R9 7945HX
56.8 pt (79%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 32379     avg: 33960     median: 34202 (32%)     max: 34613 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 1863     avg: 1912     median: 1936 (82%)     max: 1948 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 712     avg: 738     median: 747 (83%)     max: 756 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 10025     avg: 12753     median: 13308 (32%)     max: 13769 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 5205     avg: 5497     median: 5541 (35%)     max: 5663 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 294     avg: 303.8     median: 307 (92%)     max: 309 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
64.3 Points (84%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
3.7 Points (91%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
8481 Points (51%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
71582 Points (52%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
158.7 s (2%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
4.9 s (1%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 123364     avg: 136237     median: 140471 (81%)     max: 140932 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 7319     avg: 7398     median: 7379 (88%)     max: 7581 MIPS
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 33.8     avg: 35.9     median: 36.2 (64%)     max: 37.6 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
2.7 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
4 GB/s (69%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
25.3 GB/s (66%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
min: 138     avg: 146.8     median: 145.5 (2%)     max: 158 Seconds
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 87     avg: 93.2     median: 93 (1%)     max: 100 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.3982     avg: 0.4     median: 0.4 (9%)     max: 0.4159 sec
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
6.4 s (1%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
13.9 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
337 s (1%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
101153 Points (89%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 24553     avg: 26479     median: 26667 (72%)     max: 27859 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
84416 Points (69%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 22457     avg: 23170     median: 23169.5 (59%)     max: 23882 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 35353     avg: 38709     median: 39027 (70%)     max: 42342 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 6283     avg: 11710     median: 13082 (55%)     max: 13244 Points
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Single-Core
2876 Points (87%)
2751 Points (84%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Multi-Core
16316 Points (64%)
16094 Points (63%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 2047     avg: 2092     median: 2103 (89%)     max: 2132 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 18372     avg: 19407     median: 19583 (35%)     max: 19954 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
1984 Points (9%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
19315 Points (61%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 449     avg: 460.5     median: 457 (1%)     max: 479 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 92275     avg: 95873     median: 95872.5 (86%)     max: 99470 Points
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
min: 283     avg: 289     median: 289 (83%)     max: 295 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 314     avg: 350.8     median: 351 (73%)     max: 387 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
min: 1929     avg: 2009     median: 2015 (77%)     max: 2078 Points
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 136.4     avg: 184.3     median: 187.9 (32%)     max: 225 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 164.4     avg: 193.4     median: 194.2 (35%)     max: 221 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 13.9     avg: 30     median: 27.7 (18%)     max: 50.5 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
min: 17.1     avg: 24.5     median: 23.8 (26%)     max: 33.2 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
min: 25.1     avg: 27.4     median: 27.3 (20%)     max: 29.8 Points per Watt

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX → 100% n=2

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX → 97% n=2

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