Ryzen 9 8940HX vs Ryzen 9 5900HS
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 8940HX outperforms Ryzen 9 5900HS by a whopping 141% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 720 | 196 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000) | no data |
| Power efficiency | 36.83 | 56.53 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Cezanne-HS (Zen 3) (2021) | Dragon Range (2025) |
| Release date | 12 January 2021 (4 years ago) | 23 April 2025 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 9 5900HS and Ryzen 9 8940HX 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 cores | 8 (Octa-Core) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.6 GHz | 5.3 GHz |
| Multiplier | 30 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | 64 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 5 nm |
| Die size | 180 mm2 | 2x 71 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 10,700 million | 13,140 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 9 5900HS and Ryzen 9 8940HX 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FP6 | FL1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 55 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 5900HS and Ryzen 9 8940HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 5900HS and Ryzen 9 8940HX are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 5900HS and Ryzen 9 8940HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 2100 MHz) | AMD Radeon 610M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 5900HS and Ryzen 9 8940HX.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 28 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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.
Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.
Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 12.03 | 29.02 |
| Integrated graphics card | 8.22 | 2.74 |
| Recency | 12 January 2021 | 23 April 2025 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 16 |
| Threads | 16 | 32 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 55 Watt |
Ryzen 9 5900HS has 200% faster integrated GPU, and 57.1% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 9 8940HX, on the other hand, has a 141.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS in performance tests.
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