Ryzen 9 7940HS vs Core i5-520E

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-520E and Ryzen 9 7940HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	264
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i5	no data
Architecture codename	Westmere (2010−2011)	Phoenix-HS (Zen 4)
Release date	7 January 2010 (14 years ago)	January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$210	no data
Current price	$2235 (10.6x MSRP)	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-520E 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	2 (Dual-core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	4	16
Base clock speed	no data	4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	5.2 GHz
Bus support	1 × 2.5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	4 nm
Die size	81 mm2	178 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Number of transistors	382 Million	25,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-520E 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	no data	FP8
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-520E 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	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i5-520E and Ryzen 9 7940HS technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

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no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-520E and Ryzen 9 7940HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-520E and Ryzen 9 7940HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1066	DDR5
Maximum memory size	8 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	17.051 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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Intel HD Graphics

AMD Radeon 780M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-520E and Ryzen 9 7940HS.

PCIe version	2.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	16	20

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	2	8
Threads	4	16
Chip lithography	32 nm	4 nm

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