Core i5-2477M vs Ryzen 9 7940HX
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 9 7940HX and Core i5-2477M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 94 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045) | Intel Core i5 |
| Architecture codename | Dragon Range-HX (Zen 4) | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) |
| Release date | 17 January 2024 (less than a year ago) | no data |
| Current price | no data | $1180 |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 9 7940HX and Core i5-2477M 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 3216 x 5.2 GHz AMD Zen 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 5.2 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Bus support | no data | 4 × 5 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 1 MB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 64 MB | 3 MB |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | no data | 149 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 9900 Million | 624 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 9 7940HX and Core i5-2477M 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 | no data | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FL1 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 7940HX and Core i5-2477M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | DDR5-5200 RAM, PCIe 5, 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 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 7940HX and Core i5-2477M are enumerated here.
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 7940HX and Core i5-2477M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR3-1333 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 16 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 21.335 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | no data | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon 610M | Intel HD Graphics 3000 |
Pros & cons summary
| Integrated graphics card | 2.85 | 0.66 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 2 |
| Threads | 3216 x 5.2 GHz AMD Zen 4 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 35 Watt |
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