Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS vs EPYC 7371

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7371 and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	254	307
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.04	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	AMD EPYC	AMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Architecture codename	Naples (2017−2018)	Phoenix-HS (Zen 4)
Release date	13 November 2018 (5 years ago)	13 June 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,550	no data
Current price	$2738 (1.8x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7371 and Ryzen 9 PRO 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	32	16
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.1 GHz	5.2 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB	512 KB
L2 cache	8 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	64 MB (shared)	16 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Die size	213 mm2	178 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Number of transistors	19200 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7371 and Ryzen 9 PRO 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	2 (Multiprocessor)	no data
Socket	TR4	FP7/FP8
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7371 and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7371 and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7371 and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Eight-channel	no data
Maximum memory size	2 TiB	no data
Max memory channels	8	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	170.671 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon 780M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7371 and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	128	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

EPYC 7371 outperforms Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS by 10% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	20.10	18.21
Recency	13 November 2018	13 June 2023
Physical cores	16	8
Threads	32	16
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	35 Watt

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