AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX vs Intel Core i7-13700HX
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 made with a 5nm node (71mm²) and one IO die on 6nm (122mm²), are all manufactured at TSMC's fabs.
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).
Intel Core i7-13700HX
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The Intel Core i7-13700HX is a fast high-end mobile processor of the Raptor Lake series. Is was announced in early 2023 and is based on the desktop Core i7-13700K with combined 16 cores and 24 threads. Eight fast Raptor Cove performance cores (P-cores) with HyperThreading clocking between 2.1 - 5 GHz (4.5 GHz all core boost) and eight Gracemont efficiency cores without HyperThreading (1.5 - 3.7 GHz).
Compared to Alder Lake, Raptor Lake offers improved P-Cores (Raptor Cove micro-architecture) with bigger Caches and more E-Cores (same Gracemont micro-architecture). Furthermore, the chip supports faster DDR5 memory (up to 5600 MHz for the 13980HX, but only 4800 MHz for the i7).
Performance
The average 13700HX in our database is in the same league as the i7-13650HX, as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned, and thus outguns the Ryzen 7 7745HX by a significant margin. This is a very fast chip, as of early 2023.
Thanks to its powerful cooling solution and a long-term CPU power limit of 122 W, the Uniwill GM6PX7X is among the fastest laptops built around the 13700HX that we know of. It can be at least 10% faster in CPU-bound workloads than the slowest system featuring the same chip in our database, as of August 2023.
Power consumption
The chip's "minimum assured" power consumption sits at 45 W. Its Turbo power consumption is not supposed to exceed 157 W; its Base power consumption is supposed to be around 55 W. Most laptop makers will probably go for a value much higher than 55 W to get better performance.
This Raptor Lake family processor is built with Intel's 4th generation 10 nm process marketed as Intel 7 for average, as of early 2023, energy efficiency.
| Model | AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX | Intel Core i7-13700HX | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Codename | Dragon Range-HX (Zen 4) | Raptor Lake-HX | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series | AMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7X4X/8X4X) | Intel Raptor Lake-HX | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series: Raptor Lake-HX Raptor Lake-HX |
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| Clock | 2400 - 5200 MHz | 1500 - 5000 MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L1 Cache | 1 MB | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L2 Cache | 16 MB | 24 MB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L3 Cache | 64 MB | 30 MB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cores / Threads | 16 / 32 16 x 5.2 GHz AMD Zen 4 | 16 / 24 8 x 5.0 GHz Intel Raptor Cove P-Core 8 x 3.7 GHz Intel Gracemont E-Core | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TDP | 55 Watt | 55 Watt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transistors | 9900 Million | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Technology | 5 nm | 10 nm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| max. Temp. | 100 °C | 100 °C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Socket | FL1 | BGA1964 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Features | DDR5-5200 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 | DDR4-3200/DDR5-4800 RAM, PCIe 5, Thr. Director, DL Boost, GNA, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, VMX, SMEP, SMAP, EIST, TM1, TM2, HT, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| iGPU | AMD Radeon 610M (400 - 2200 MHz) | Intel UHD Graphics 770 ( - 1550 MHz) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architecture | x86 | x86 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Manufacturer | www.amd.com | ark.intel.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Die Size | 257 mm2 |
Benchmarks
Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX → 100% n=7
Average Benchmarks Intel Core i7-13700HX → 91% n=7
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation
