AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS vs AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS

Compared 2 processors: AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS, vs AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS and AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
1805
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
1829
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
17079
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
17497
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
106
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
107
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
967
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
966
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
3847
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
3882
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
29890
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
30155
Integer Math101.6 GOps/s103.4 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math62.1 GOps/s63.1 GOps/s
Prime Number Search93 M primes/s92 M primes/s
Random String Sort43.2 M strings/s42.2 M strings/s
Data Encryption21.4 GB/s21.9 GB/s
Data Compression358.4 MB/s366.8 MB/s
Physics1439 frames/s1450 frames/s
Extended Instructions271 M matrices/s276 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
2394
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
2469
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
11875
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
11631
File Compression494.2 MB/s962.5 MB/s
Clang Compilation92.7 KLines/s101.4 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser287.4 pages/s211.8 pages/s
PDF Rendering280.8 MP/sec326.9 MP/sec
Text Processing251.5 pages/s260.3 pages/s
Background Blur65.5 frames/s53.8 frames/s
Photo Processing104.2 frames/s87.4 frames/s
Ray Tracing27.1 MP/sec22.5 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
218.76
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
225.69

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 219.9 PPW 215.4 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 553.5 PPW 558.4 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 17.9 PPW 17.9 PPW
Blender / W 4.05 PPW 4.18 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer AMD AMD
Announced December, 6, 2023 January, 4, 2023
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 4 (Hawk Point) Zen 4 (Phoenix)
Integrated GPU Radeon 780M Radeon 780M

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 8
Threads 16 16
Frequency 4.0 GHz 4.0 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.2 GHz 5.2 GHz
General
Cores count88
Threads count1616
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier40x40x
L1 cache64 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache1000 KB/core1000 KB/core
L3 Cache16 MB total16 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Transistor count 25 billion 25 billion
Process tech. 4 nm 4 nm
Power (TDP) 35-54 W 35-54 W
Socket FP8 FP8
Critical temp. 100 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type - DDR5-5600
- LPDDR5x-7500
- DDR5-5600
- LPDDR5x-7500
Max Size 256 GB 256 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support No No

Other

PCIe Version 4.0 4.0
Max PCIe Lanes 20 20

Note

AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS:

DDR5 memory is supported only on the FP7r2 socket, while FP7 and FP8 sockets support LPDDR5/x. ECC support is available exclusively on the FP7r2 socket.

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