Ryzen 9 7940HS vs A10-6790B

Primary details

Comparing A10-6790B and Ryzen 9 7940HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	263
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Architecture codename	Richland (2013−2014)	Phoenix-HS (Zen 4)
Release date	28 October 2013 (10 years ago)	January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

A10-6790B 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	4 (Quad-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	4	16
Base clock speed	4 GHz	4 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.3 GHz	5.2 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	4096 KB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	4 nm
Die size	246 mm2	178 mm2
Maximum core temperature	74 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,303 million	25,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on A10-6790B 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	FM2	FP8
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-6790B and Ryzen 9 7940HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	DDR5-5600/LPDDR5x-7500 RAM (incl. ECC), PCIe 4, 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	+	+
PowerTune	-	no data
TrueAudio	-	no data
PowerNow	+	no data
PowerGating	+	no data
Out-of-band client management	-	no data
VirusProtect	+	no data
RAID	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-6790B and Ryzen 9 7940HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-6790B and Ryzen 9 7940HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1866	DDR5
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon HD 8670D	AMD Radeon 780M
Number of pipelines	384	no data
Enduro	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data
UVD	+	no data
VCE	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10-6790B and Ryzen 9 7940HS integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10-6790B and Ryzen 9 7940HS integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

DirectX® 11

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-6790B and Ryzen 9 7940HS.

PCIe version	2.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	20

Pros & cons summary

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Integrated graphics card	1.37	18.35
Physical cores	4	8
Threads	4	16
Chip lithography	32 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	35 Watt

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