Ryzen 9 7940HS vs Celeron G4950

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron G4950
2019
2 cores / 2 threads, 54 Watt
1.75
Ryzen 9 7940HS
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
19.67
+1024%

Ryzen 9 7940HS outperforms Celeron G4950 by a whopping 1024% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron G4950 and Ryzen 9 7940HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking1940264
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.37no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel Celeronno data
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake (2017−2019)Phoenix-HS (Zen 4)
Release date23 April 2019 (5 years ago)January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$52no data
Current price$63 (1.2x MSRP)no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Celeron G4950 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 cores2 (Dual-core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads216
Base clock speed3.3 GHz4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz5.2 GHz
Bus support4 × 8 GT/sno data
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm4 nm
Die size126 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Number of transistorsno data25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G4950 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA1151FP8
Power consumption (TDP)54 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G4950 and Ryzen 9 7940HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2DDR5-5600/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++
FMAno data+
AVXno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
TSX-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
SIPP-no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Celeron G4950 and Ryzen 9 7940HS technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+no data
Identity Protection+no data
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G4950 and Ryzen 9 7940HS are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G4950 and Ryzen 9 7940HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR5
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth37.5 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics 610AMD Radeon 780M
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+no data
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron G4950 and Ryzen 9 7940HS integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron G4950 and Ryzen 9 7940HS integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron G4950 and Ryzen 9 7940HS integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G4950 and Ryzen 9 7940HS.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes1620

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Celeron G4950 1.75
Ryzen 9 7940HS 19.67
+1024%

Ryzen 9 7940HS outperforms Celeron G4950 by 1024% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Celeron G4950 2714
Ryzen 9 7940HS 30429
+1021%

Ryzen 9 7940HS outperforms Celeron G4950 by 1021% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.75 19.67
Integrated graphics card 1.35 18.33
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 54 Watt 35 Watt

The Ryzen 9 7940HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron G4950 in performance tests.

Note that Celeron G4950 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 9 7940HS is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron G4950 and Ryzen 9 7940HS, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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