Ryzen 9 7940H vs Ryzen 9 7900X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 7900X and Ryzen 9 7940H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	103	298
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	64.43	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Architecture codename	Raphael (Zen4)	Phoenix
Release date	27 September 2022 (1 year ago)	January 2023 (1 year ago)
Current price	$535	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 7900X 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	24	16
Base clock speed	4.7 GHz	4 GHz
Boost clock speed	5.6 GHz	5.2 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB (shared)	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	5 nm	4 nm
Die size	2x 70 (CCD) mm2 + 122 (I/O) mm2	178 mm2
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	47 °C	no data
Number of transistors	CCD: 6,5 Mrd + IOD: 3,4 Mrd Million	25,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 7900X 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	AM5	FP8
Power consumption (TDP)	170 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 7900X and Ryzen 9 7940H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	5 nm (CCD), 6 nm (I/O) nm, 0.650 - 1.475V	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 7900X 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 7900X and Ryzen 9 7940H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR5-5200

DDR5-5600

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare

AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)

AMD Radeon 780M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 7900X and Ryzen 9 7940H.

PCIe version	5.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	24	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 7900X outperforms Ryzen 9 7940H by 81% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	33.52	18.50
Integrated graphics card	4.34	18.36
Physical cores	12	8
Threads	24	16
Chip lithography	5 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	170 Watt	35 Watt

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