Ryzen 9 7940HS vs Ryzen 5 4500

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 4500
2022
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
10.44
Ryzen 9 7940HS
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
19.71
+88.8%

Ryzen 9 7940HS outperforms Ryzen 5 4500 by an impressive 89% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 4500 and Ryzen 9 7940HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking695261
Place by popularity39not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation45.56no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Architecture codenameRenoir (2020−2022)Phoenix-HS (Zen 4)
Release date4 April 2022 (2 years ago)January 2023 (1 year ago)
Current price$167 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 4500 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1216
Base clock speed3.6 GHz4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz5.2 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm4 nm
Die size156 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °Cno data
Number of transistors9,800 million25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 4500 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)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 4500 and Ryzen 9 7940HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataDDR5-5600/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+
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 4500 and Ryzen 9 7940HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 4500 and Ryzen 9 7940HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 780M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 4500 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.

Ryzen 5 4500 10.44
Ryzen 9 7940HS 19.71
+88.8%

Ryzen 9 7940HS outperforms Ryzen 5 4500 by 89% 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%

Ryzen 5 4500 16147
Ryzen 9 7940HS 30489
+88.8%

Ryzen 9 7940HS outperforms Ryzen 5 4500 by 89% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Ryzen 5 4500 1553
Ryzen 9 7940HS 2467
+58.9%

Ryzen 9 7940HS outperforms Ryzen 5 4500 by 59% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Ryzen 5 4500 6219
Ryzen 9 7940HS 11531
+85.4%

Ryzen 9 7940HS outperforms Ryzen 5 4500 by 85% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.44 19.71
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Chip lithography 7 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

The Ryzen 9 7940HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 4500 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 4500 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 9 7940HS is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 4500 and Ryzen 9 7940HS, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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