Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS vs EPYC 9174F

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Aggregate performance score

EPYC 9174F
2022
16 cores / 32 threads, 320 Watt
36.26
+97.2%
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
18.39

EPYC 9174F outperforms Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS by an impressive 97% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 9174F and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking104344
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.69no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesAMD EPYCAMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Power efficiency10.3347.91
Architecture codenameGenoa (2022−2023)Phoenix-HS (Zen 4) (2023)
Release date10 November 2022 (1 year ago)13 June 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$3,850no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

EPYC 9174F 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads3216
Base clock speed4.1 GHz4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz5.2 GHz
Multiplier41no data
L1 cache1 MB512 KB
L2 cache16 MB8 MB
L3 cache256 MB (shared)16 MB
Chip lithography5 nm, 6 nm4 nm
Die size8x 72 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors52,560 millionno data
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 9174F 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 configuration2no data
SocketSP5FP7/FP8
Power consumption (TDP)320 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 9174F and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 9174F and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 9174F and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800no data
Maximum memory size6 TiBno data
Maximum memory bandwidth460.8 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 780M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 9174F and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS.

PCIe version5.0no data
PCI Express lanes128no 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.


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 9174F 36.26
+97.2%
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 18.39

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.

EPYC 9174F 55485
+97.2%
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 28137

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

EPYC 9174F 2214
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 2298
+3.8%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

EPYC 9174F 16965
+56.4%
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 10848

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 36.26 18.39
Recency 10 November 2022 13 June 2023
Physical cores 16 8
Threads 32 16
Chip lithography 5 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 320 Watt 35 Watt

EPYC 9174F has a 97.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 months, a 25% more advanced lithography process, and 814.3% lower power consumption.

The EPYC 9174F is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS in performance tests.

Be aware that EPYC 9174F is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between EPYC 9174F and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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