AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS vs AMD Ryzen 7 5800

Processor comparisons 15-02-2023

   If you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a decision after reading the detailed tests AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS vs AMD Ryzen 7 5800 and decide which is better for games or simple use for programming, video editing, streaming, rendering, machine learning. Here is all information from real streaming and video editing tests or various benchmarks. A careful review of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software like World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, UserBenchmark, WPrime, VeraCrypt, Handbrake, SuperPi, Furmark, RealBench, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Prime95, MATLAB, Blender, 7zip, 3DMark, PassMark, Blender, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Dolphin Emulator, Gears 5, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), PCMark 10, AIDA64.
   And how good the processors are in games:

Rainbow Six Siege
Grand Theft Auto V
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Fallout 76
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Overwatch
Fortnite
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
DOOM: Eternal
Red Dead Redemption 2
Watch Dogs Legion
Cyberpunk 2077
Borderlands 3
Death Stranding
Valorant
Halo Infinite
Valheim
Apex Legends
Last Man Standing

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 7 5800 or AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 9 7940HS

64%

Ryzen 7 5800

56%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 9 7940HS is 12% better than Ryzen 7 5800. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 9 7940HS

61%

Ryzen 7 5800

56%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a low game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Hitman 3, Ghostrunner, Horizon Zero Dawn, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Microsoft Flight Simulator, Metro Exodus, Control, DOTA 2A, Forza Horizon 4, Monster Hunter World, NBA 2K20, League of Legends (LOL), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Battlefield V, Half-Life: Alyx.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	107.5	99.9
Valorant	122.1	113.6
Cyberpunk 2077	68.4	63.6
Apex Legends	114.8	106.7
Call of Duty Warzone	91.6	85.2
Overwatch	98.9	92.0
Red Dead Redemption 2	84.3	78.4
DOOM Eternal	61.1	56.8
Warzone	95.2	88.6
Assassin's Creed	102.6	95.4
Valheim	101.4	94.3

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 9 7940HS

165%

Ryzen 7 5800

124%

To make a finishing resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 9 7940HS is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 7 5800 since it has less power consumption: 40W vs. 45W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, streaming, video editing or video rendering, machine learning, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU turns on all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum efficiency. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	AMD Ryzen 7 5800
Cinbench 15 Single-core	293	204
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	4426	1976
Cinbench 20 Single-core	667	475
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	10551	4330
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1669	1572
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	28954	14065

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	AMD Ryzen 7 5800
Single-Core	3505	3136
Multi-Core	46681	21788

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	AMD Ryzen 7 5800
Single-Core	1986	1687
Multi-Core	19074	11697

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in new games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	AMD Ryzen 7 5800
Announcement date	January 27, 2023	January 01, 2021
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FP7r2;FP7;FP8	FP6
Core name	Phoenix	Vermeer
Architecture	Zen 4	Zen 3
Generation	6	3
Turbo Frequency	5.2 MHz	4.4 MHz
Frequency	4 MHz	3.2 MHz
Cores	8	8
Threads	16	16
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	4 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	13400 millions	6200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	40 W	45 W
Memory type	DDR5 (FP7r2) LPDDR5/x (FP7, FP8)	DDR4
Max. Memory	256 Gb
Memory Frequency	7500	3200
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache	512KB
L2 cache	8MB	4MB
L3 cache	16MB	32MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	Yes	No
Part number	100-000000954 (FP7r2) 100-000000963 (FP7) 100-000001128 (FP8)	100-000000063 100-100000063WOF

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 9 7940HS is 19% better than Ryzen 7 5800 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS is better: 33
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 7 5800 is better: 2
Although it should be realized that all the data that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the video tests and read the reviews of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS and AMD Ryzen 7 5800 before deciding which of the processors to buy for gaming.

AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 7 5800 specs and review.