Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z
2022
8 cores / 16 threads, 28 Watt
12.76
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
17.45
+36.8%

Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS outperforms Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z by a substantial 37% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking679419
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesRembrandt (Zen 3+)AMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Power efficiency43.9648.09
DesignerAMDAMD
Architecture codenameRembrandt U (Zen 3+) (2022)Phoenix-HS (Zen 4) (2023)
Release date20 April 2022 (3 years ago)13 June 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1616
Base clock speed2.7 GHz4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.75 GHz5.2 GHz
L1 cache512 KB512 KB
L2 cache4 MB8 MB
L3 cache16 MB16 MB
Chip lithography6 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data178 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 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.

SocketFP7FP7/FP8
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon 680M ( - 2200 MHz)AMD Radeon 780M ( - 2800 MHz)

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.

Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 12.76
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 17.45
+36.8%

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 20509
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 28052
+36.8%

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 7 PRO 6860Z 1460
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 2325
+59.2%

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 7 PRO 6860Z 6429
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 10994
+71%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 1992
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 2360
+18.5%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 233
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 275
+18%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 8734
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 9959
+14%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 5289
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 6215
+17.5%

7-Zip

Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 52568
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 61303
+16.6%

Blender(-)

Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 274
+28%
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 214

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 1452
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 1956
+34.7%

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 270
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 296
+9.6%

CrossMark Overall

Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 1505
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 1555
+3.3%

WebXPRT 4 Overall

Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 214
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 252
+17.8%

Blender v3.3 Classroom CPU(-)

Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 483
+40.8%
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 343

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.76 17.45
Integrated graphics card 8.26 17.29
Recency 20 April 2022 13 June 2023
Chip lithography 6 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt 35 Watt

Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z has 25% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS, on the other hand, has a 36.8% higher aggregate performance score, 109.3% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 50% more advanced lithography process.

The AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z in performance tests.

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