Pentium M 780 vs Ryzen 9 7940HX
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 7940HX outperforms Pentium M 780 by a whopping 14075% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 9 7940HX and Pentium M 780 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 113 | 3170 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045) | Pentium M |
| Power efficiency | 58.54 | 0.84 |
| Architecture codename | Dragon Range-HX (Zen 4) (2023−2024) | Dothan (2004−2005) |
| Release date | 17 January 2024 (less than a year ago) | 25 July 2005 (19 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 9 7940HX and Pentium M 780 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 32 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2.26 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.2 GHz | 0.03 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 533 MHz |
| L1 cache | 1 MB | 32 KB |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 64 MB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | no data | 87 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 9900 Million | 144 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 1.26V-1.404V |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 9 7940HX and Pentium M 780 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 |
| Socket | FL1 | PPGA478, H-PBGA479 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 27 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 7940HX and Pentium M 780. 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, 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 | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| PAE | no data | 32 Bit |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
Ryzen 9 7940HX and Pentium M 780 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 7940HX and Pentium M 780 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | no data | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 7940HX and Pentium M 780. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 610M (400 - 2200 MHz) | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 34.02 | 0.24 |
| Recency | 17 January 2024 | 25 July 2005 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 1 |
| Threads | 32 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 27 Watt |
Ryzen 9 7940HX has a 14075% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 18 years, 1500% more physical cores and 3100% more threads, and a 1700% more advanced lithography process.
Pentium M 780, on the other hand, has 103.7% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 9 7940HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium M 780 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 9 7940HX and Pentium M 780, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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