Ryzen 9 7940HS vs Ryzen 5 5600GE

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 5600GE
6 cores / 12 threads, 35 Watt
11.75
Ryzen 9 7940HS
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
19.10
+62.6%

Ryzen 9 7940HS outperforms Ryzen 5 5600GE by an impressive 63% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 5600GE and Ryzen 9 7940HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking665309
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency31.7751.64
Architecture codenameZen 3Phoenix-HS (Zen 4) (2023)
Release dateno dataJanuary 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5600GE 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 speed3.4 GHz4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz5.2 GHz
Multiplier34no data
L1 cache384 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache3 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data178 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistorsno data25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5600GE 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 configurationno data1
SocketSocket AM4FP8
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5600GE 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++
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5600GE and Ryzen 9 7940HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5600GE and Ryzen 9 7940HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon Vega 7AMD Radeon 780M ( - 2800 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5600GE and Ryzen 9 7940HS.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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 5600GE 11.75
Ryzen 9 7940HS 19.10
+62.6%

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.

Ryzen 5 5600GE 18664
Ryzen 9 7940HS 30333
+62.5%

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.

Ryzen 5 5600GE 1938
Ryzen 9 7940HS 2460
+26.9%

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.

Ryzen 5 5600GE 6533
Ryzen 9 7940HS 11574
+77.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.75 19.10
Integrated graphics card 7.47 18.32
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Chip lithography 7 nm 4 nm

Ryzen 9 7940HS has a 62.6% higher aggregate performance score, 145.2% faster integrated GPU, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 9 7940HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 5600GE in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 5600GE is a desktop processor while Ryzen 9 7940HS is a notebook one.


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