Ryzen 9 7940H vs Ryzen 9 5950X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 5950X and Ryzen 9 7940H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	137	298
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	73.51	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	AMD Ryzen 9	no data
Architecture codename	Vermeer (Zen 3)	Phoenix
Release date	5 November 2020 (3 years ago)	January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$799	no data
Current price	$359 (0.4x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 5950X and Ryzen 9 7940H 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	32	16
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	4 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.9 GHz	5.2 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm	4 nm
Die size	CPU cores: 2x 80.7 sq. mm., I/O: 125 mm2	178 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	25,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 5950X and Ryzen 9 7940H 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	AM4	FP8
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 5950X and Ryzen 9 7940H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	DDR4-3200 RAM, PCIe 4, MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 5950X and Ryzen 9 7940H are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 5950X and Ryzen 9 7940H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR5-5600
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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AMD Radeon 780M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 5950X and Ryzen 9 7940H.

PCIe version	4.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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 9 5950X outperforms Ryzen 9 7940H by 60% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	29.52	18.50
Physical cores	16	8
Threads	32	16
Chip lithography	7 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	35 Watt

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