AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS features 8 processor cores and has the capability to manage 16 threads concurrently. It was released in Q1/2023 and belongs to the 6 generation of the AMD Ryzen 9 series. To use the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, you'll need a motherboard with a FP8 socket.
Name: AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
Family: AMD Ryzen 9
Group: AMD Ryzen 7040
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 6

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS is 4.0 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 5.2 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
CPU Cores: 8
Threads: 16
Cores: 8x Zen 4
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 4.0 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 5.2 GHz

Internal Graphics

The AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS uses the AMD Radeon 780M Graphics, which has 768 texture shaders and 12 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: AMD Radeon 780M Graphics
GPU frequency: 1.2 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 2.8 GHz
Execution units: 12
Shaders: 768
Max. GPU Memory: 32.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 10
Direct X: 12
Technology: 4 nm
Release date: Q1/2023

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

AI hardware: AMD Ryzen AI
AI specifications: AMD dedicated AI XDNA Technology

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode / Encode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode
VP9: Decode
AV1: Decode / Encode
AVC: Decode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 256.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 89.6 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR5-5600, LPDDR5X-7500
Max. Memory: 256.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 89.6 GB/s
ECC: Yes
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 54 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 54 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: 35 W
Tjunction max: 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS is manufactured using a 4 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 16.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 4 nm
Chip design: Chiplet
Socket: FP8
L2-Cache: 8.0 MB
L3-Cache: 16.0 MB
Architecture: Phoenix (Zen 4)
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux, Windows 11
Virtualization: AMD-V, SVM
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
Release date: Q1/2023
Release price: --
Part Number: 100-000001128
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i9-11980HK
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
9766
9766
Intel Xeon Gold 6140
18C 36T @ 2.3 GHz
9744
9744
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
8C 16T @ 4.0 GHz
9742
9742
AMD Ryzen 9 5900
12C 24T @ 3.0 GHz
9740
9740
Intel Core i5-13400
10C 16T @ 2.5 GHz
9712
9712

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.5 GHz
5680
5680
Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.2 GHz
5300
5300
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
8C 16T @ 4.0 GHz
5040
5040
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
8C 16T @ 3.8 GHz
4860
4860
AMD Ryzen 7 7840U
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
4860
4860

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-13600
14C 20T @ 2.7 GHz
2488
2488
Intel Core i9-12900TE
16C 24T @ 1.1 GHz
2481
2481
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
8C 16T @ 4.0 GHz
2474
2474
Intel Core i5-12600K
10C 16T @ 3.7 GHz
2472
2472
Intel Core i5-12600KF
10C 16T @ 3.7 GHz
2472
2472

Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

AMD Ryzen 3 7440U
4C 8T @ 3.0 GHz
12
12
AMD Ryzen 5 7540U
6C 12T @ 3.2 GHz
12
12
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
8C 16T @ 4.0 GHz
12
12
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
8C 16T @ 3.8 GHz
12
12
AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS
6C 12T @ 4.3 GHz
12
12