Ryzen 9 7940HS vs PRO A10-9700E

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Aggregate performance score

PRO A10-9700E
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.89
Ryzen 9 7940HS
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
19.09
+910%

Ryzen 9 7940HS outperforms PRO A10-9700E by a whopping 910% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing PRO A10-9700E and Ryzen 9 7940HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1984308
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Power efficiency5.1151.59
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Phoenix-HS (Zen 4) (2023)
Release date3 October 2016 (8 years ago)January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

PRO A10-9700E 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speed3 GHz4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz5.2 GHz
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache2048 KB1 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm4 nm
Die size250 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C100 °C
Number of transistors3,100 million25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on PRO A10-9700E 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
SocketAM4FP8
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A10-9700E and Ryzen 9 7940HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataRyzen 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++
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
PowerTune+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by PRO A10-9700E and Ryzen 9 7940HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by PRO A10-9700E and Ryzen 9 7940HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR5
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R7 GraphicsAMD Radeon 780M ( - 2800 MHz)
iGPU core count6no data
Enduro+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of PRO A10-9700E and Ryzen 9 7940HS integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by PRO A10-9700E and Ryzen 9 7940HS integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A10-9700E and Ryzen 9 7940HS.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes820

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.

PRO A10-9700E 1.89
Ryzen 9 7940HS 19.09
+910%

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.

PRO A10-9700E 2997
Ryzen 9 7940HS 30327
+912%

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.

PRO A10-9700E 418
Ryzen 9 7940HS 2460
+489%

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.

PRO A10-9700E 1347
Ryzen 9 7940HS 11573
+759%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.89 19.09
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 16
Chip lithography 28 nm 4 nm

Ryzen 9 7940HS has a 910.1% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 600% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 9 7940HS is our recommended choice as it beats the PRO A10-9700E in performance tests.

Note that PRO A10-9700E is a desktop processor while Ryzen 9 7940HS is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between PRO A10-9700E and Ryzen 9 7940HS, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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