Intel Core i7 14650HX vs AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i7 14650HX, vs AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i7 14650HX 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)
Intel Core i7 14650HX
1922
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
1829
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i7 14650HX
23840
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
17497
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 14650HX
117
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
107
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 14650HX
1235
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
966
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 14650HX
3909
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
3882
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i7 14650HX
35314
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
30155
Integer Math124.4 GOps/s103.4 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math90.4 GOps/s63.1 GOps/s
Prime Number Search160 M primes/s92 M primes/s
Random String Sort44.8 M strings/s42.2 M strings/s
Data Encryption24.3 GB/s21.9 GB/s
Data Compression420.4 MB/s366.8 MB/s
Physics2323 frames/s1450 frames/s
Extended Instructions255 M matrices/s276 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 14650HX
2622
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
2469
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i7 14650HX
15279
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
11631
File Compression1340 MB/s962.5 MB/s
Clang Compilation126.3 KLines/s101.4 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser397 pages/s211.8 pages/s
PDF Rendering450.8 MP/sec326.9 MP/sec
Text Processing263.1 pages/s260.3 pages/s
Background Blur53.3 frames/s53.8 frames/s
Photo Processing131.9 frames/s87.4 frames/s
Ray Tracing27.3 MP/sec22.5 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i7 14650HX
274.63
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
225.69

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 277.8 PPW 215.4 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 642.1 PPW 558.4 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 22.5 PPW 17.9 PPW
Blender / W 4.99 PPW 4.18 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel AMD
Announced January, 9, 2024 January, 4, 2023
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Refresh Zen 4 (Phoenix)
Model number i7-14650HX n/a
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (16EU) Radeon 780M

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 8
Threads 16 16
Frequency 2.2 GHz 4.0 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.2 GHz 5.2 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores8n/a
Threads8n/a
Frequency1.6 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)3.7 GHzn/a
General
Cores count168
Threads count2416
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier22x40x
L1 cache80 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache2000 KB/core1000 KB/core
L3 Cache30 MB total16 MB total
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Package

Transistor count n/a 25 billion
Process tech. 10 nm 4 nm
Power (TDP) 45-55 W 35-54 W
Max TDP (Boost) 157 W n/a
Socket BGA-1964 FP8
Critical temp. 100 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type - DDR5-5600
- DDR4-3200
- DDR5-5600
- LPDDR5x-7500
Max Size 192 GB 256 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support Yes No
Max memory bandwidth 89.6 GB n/a

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 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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