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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

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The AMD Ryzen 9 7950X is a fast high-end desktop processor of the Raphael series. It offers 16 cores based on the Zen 4 architecture that supports hyperthreading (32 threads). The cores clock from 4.5 (base) up to 5.7 GHz (single core boost). The 7950X is the second fastest Ryzen at launch.

The Raphael 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 Graphics iGPU) in 6nm.

Performance

The average 7950X in our database is in the same league as the Core i9-13900K, Ryzen 9 7945HX, Ryzen 9 7950X3D, as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned. This is a super-fast chip, as of mid 2023.

The R9 7950X is rated at a TDP of 170 Watt and proved to be rather power-hungry in applications and games.

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).

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ModelAMD Ryzen 9 7950XAMD Ryzen 9 7940HX
CodenameRaphael (Zen 4)Dragon Range-HX (Zen 4)
SeriesAMD Raphael (Zen 4, Ryzen 7000)AMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7X4X/8X4X)
Clock4500 - 5700 MHz2400 - 5200 MHz
L1 Cache1 MB1 MB
L2 Cache16 MB16 MB
L3 Cache64 MB64 MB
Cores / Threads16 / 32
16 x 5.7 GHz AMD Zen 4		16 / 32
16 x 5.2 GHz AMD Zen 4
TDP170 Watt55 Watt
Transistors9900 Million9900 Million
TechnologyCCD = 5 nm, I/O = 6 nm5 nm
Voltage0.650 - 1.475 V V
Die SizeCCD = 2x 70 sq. mm, I/O = 122 mm2
max. Temp.95 °C100 °C
SocketAM5 (LGA1718)FL1
FeaturesDDR5-5200 RAM (incl. ECC), 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 Graphics (Ryzen 7000) (400 - 2200 MHz)AMD Radeon 610M (400 - 2200 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
Announced
Manufacturerwww.amd.comwww.amd.com
Series: Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7X4X/8X4X) Dragon Range-HX (Zen 4)
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D compare2.3 - 5.4 GHz16 / 32 cores128 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX compare2.5 - 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

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R9 7950X
49.1 pt (82%)
AMD E1-2100
2.32 -95%
...
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
47.2 -4%
Intel Core i9-14900
47.2 -4%
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
47.3 -4%
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
47.4 -3%
Intel Core i7-14700K
47.5 -3%
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
48.1 -2%
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
48.5 -1%
Intel Core i9-13900K
49 0%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX
49.1 0%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
49.1
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
49.5 1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
49.9 2%
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
50 2%
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
50.4 3%
Intel Core i9-14900K
51.1 4%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
51.5 5%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
52 6%
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
52.1 6%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX
60.1 22%
0%
100%
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Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Single Core
min: 114     avg: 119.3     median: 121 (68%)     max: 123 Points
Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Multi Core
min: 1514     avg: 1856     median: 1991 (37%)     max: 2063 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 25832     avg: 34133     median: 36523 (34%)     max: 38248 Points
29400 Points (27%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 1927     avg: 1995     median: 2000 (84%)     max: 2045 Points
1807 Points (76%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 748     avg: 775     median: 777 (85%)     max: 795 Points
703 Points (77%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 10140     avg: 13338     median: 14241.5 (35%)     max: 14891 Points
12200 Points (30%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 4203     avg: 5563     median: 5947.5 (38%)     max: 6236 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 306     avg: 316     median: 315.5 (87%)     max: 328 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 47.44     avg: 63.5     median: 68.6 (89%)     max: 69.26 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 3.63     avg: 3.7     median: 3.7 (88%)     max: 3.86 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 8194     avg: 8436     median: 8448 (51%)     max: 8652 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 58702     avg: 68885     median: 72098 (52%)     max: 72641 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
min: 109401     avg: 125744     median: 130289 (83%)     max: 137543 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
min: 15549     avg: 15886     median: 15848 (19%)     max: 16260 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
min: 30.427     avg: 34.7     median: 32.2 (0%)     max: 43.867 s
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
min: 1.557     avg: 2     median: 2 (0%)     max: 2.423 s
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
min: 15325     avg: 15726     median: 15614 (25%)     max: 16351 Points
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multi Thread 4 runs
min: 120716     avg: 154226     median: 157038 (90%)     max: 161724 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 7617     avg: 8053     median: 8118 (96%)     max: 8365 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
min: 200     avg: 253.9     median: 270.3 (90%)     max: 275 fps
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
min: 360.5     avg: 377.6     median: 381.3 (88%)     max: 387.5 fps
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 30.3     avg: 41.6     median: 43.5 (76%)     max: 44.5 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
min: 2.2     avg: 2.7     median: 2.8 (82%)     max: 2.9 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
min: 3.1     avg: 4.2     median: 4.5 (77%)     max: 4.6 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
min: 22     avg: 29.5     median: 31.6 (82%)     max: 32.9 GB/s
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
min: 128     avg: 137.8     median: 134 (2%)     max: 190 Seconds
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 82     avg: 87.9     median: 86 (1%)     max: 118 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.3682     avg: 0.4     median: 0.4 (8%)     max: 0.3984 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 18661     avg: 20944     median: 21063.5 (45%)     max: 22169 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
min: 6.088     avg: 6.5     median: 6.5 (1%)     max: 6.834 s
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
min: 13.291     avg: 14     median: 14 (1%)     max: 14.826 s
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
min: 309.009     avg: 322     median: 317.7 (1%)     max: 343.848 s
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 90336     avg: 105612     median: 105860 (81%)     max: 107186 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 23510     avg: 34080     median: 35243 (87%)     max: 36767 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 78811     avg: 90412     median: 90770 (74%)     max: 100969 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 79100     avg: 90464     median: 90699.5 (74%)     max: 101249 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 81936     avg: 92519     median: 92950.5 (77%)     max: 101189 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 18195     avg: 26105     median: 26451 (67%)     max: 27047 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 29796     avg: 45175     median: 45892 (82%)     max: 47225 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 8240     avg: 16497     median: 16972 (72%)     max: 17769 Points
11440 Points (48%)
Geekbench 6.4 - Geekbench 6.4 Single-Core
min: 2905     avg: 2979     median: 2972 (74%)     max: 3083 Points
2751 Points (69%)
Geekbench 6.4 - Geekbench 6.4 Multi-Core
min: 16219     avg: 19688     median: 19810 (77%)     max: 21166 Points
16094 Points (62%)
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Single-Core
min: 2175     avg: 2244     median: 2175 (69%)     max: 3105 Points
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Multi-Core
min: 12046     avg: 12726     median: 12046 (49%)     max: 21003 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1990     avg: 2147     median: 2226 (87%)     max: 2311 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 17785     avg: 23730     median: 23897 (43%)     max: 25159 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1959     avg: 2770     median: 2120.5 (9%)     max: 22993 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 6501     avg: 22957     median: 23873.5 (75%)     max: 24554 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 7777     avg: 8570     median: 8803 (88%)     max: 9322 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 66320     avg: 84499     median: 85128 (85%)     max: 89678 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 433     avg: 443.3     median: 444.5 (1%)     max: 457 ms
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
min: 301     avg: 303.9     median: 303 (83%)     max: 309 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 358     avg: 374     median: 374.5 (67%)     max: 396 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
min: 2080     avg: 2334     median: 2324.5 (87%)     max: 2513 Points
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 186.8     avg: 274.2     median: 287.5 (50%)     max: 335 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 191.9     avg: 284.7     median: 291.5 (53%)     max: 364 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 78     avg: 94.1     median: 93 (62%)     max: 123.2 Watt
Power Consumption - Power Efficiency - Cinebench R15 Multi external Monitor
min: 17.1     avg: 21     median: 20.8 (15%)     max: 25.2 Points per Watt

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 9 7950X → 100% n=7

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX → 84% n=7

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