Ryzen 7 260 vs Ryzen 9 7940HS

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 7940HS
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
18.81
+22.5%
Ryzen 7 260
2025
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
15.36

Ryzen 9 7940HS outperforms Ryzen 7 260 by a significant 22% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking343488
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Power efficiency51.4832.69
DesignerAMDAMD
ManufacturerTSMCTSMC
Architecture codenamePhoenix-HS (Zen 4) (2023)Hawk Point (2024−2025)
Release dateJanuary 2023 (2 years ago)6 January 2025 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 7940HS and Ryzen 7 260 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 speed4 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed5.2 GHz5.1 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography4 nm4 nm
Die size178 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Number of transistors25,000 million25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 7940HS and Ryzen 7 260 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 configuration11
SocketFP8FP8
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 7940HS and Ryzen 7 260. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsRyzen 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, SMERyzen 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 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 7940HS and Ryzen 7 260 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 7940HS and Ryzen 7 260. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 7940HS and Ryzen 7 260.

PCIe version4.04.0
PCI Express lanes2020

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 9 7940HS 18.81
+22.5%
Ryzen 7 260 15.36

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 9 7940HS 12145
+23.3%
Ryzen 7 260 9848

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 9 7940HS 6642
+3.2%
Ryzen 7 260 6439

7-Zip

Ryzen 9 7940HS 70707
+12.1%
Ryzen 7 260 63076

WebXPRT 4 Overall

Ryzen 9 7940HS 264
+1.1%
Ryzen 7 260 261

Blender v3.3 Classroom CPU(-)

Ryzen 9 7940HS 311
Ryzen 7 260 322
+3.5%

Geekbench 6.4 Multi-Core

Ryzen 9 7940HS 12447
+22.3%
Ryzen 7 260 10180

Geekbench 6.4 Single-Core

Ryzen 9 7940HS 2693
+2.7%
Ryzen 7 260 2622

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.81 15.36
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 45 Watt

Ryzen 9 7940HS has a 22.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 28.6% lower power consumption.

The AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen 7 260 in performance tests.

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