AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS vs AMD Ryzen 5 4600H

Processor comparisons 15-02-2023

   Let's say you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a decision after reading the full tests AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS vs AMD Ryzen 5 4600H and see which is better for games or normal use for rendering, streaming, video editing, machine learning, programming. Here is useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or different benchmarks. A thorough review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests such as SuperPi, Handbrake, Blender, Prime95, Furmark, RealBench, MATLAB, Gears 5, PassMark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Blender, AIDA64, Dolphin Emulator, DaVinci Resolve Studio, UserBenchmark, 7zip, VeraCrypt, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, 3DMark, PCMark 10, GeekBench 6, 5.2, WPrime.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 5 4600H 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 5 4600H

54%

This parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 9 7940HS is 15% better than Ryzen 5 4600H. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 9 7940HS

61%

Ryzen 5 4600H

53%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of less popular games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Ghostrunner, Metro Exodus, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Control, Hitman 3, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, DOTA 2A, League of Legends (LOL), Horizon Zero Dawn, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, NBA 2K20, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Monster Hunter World, Half-Life: Alyx, Battlefield V, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Forza Horizon 4, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	107.5	94.3
Valorant	122.1	107.2
Cyberpunk 2077	68.4	60.0
Apex Legends	114.8	100.7
Call of Duty Warzone	91.6	80.4
Overwatch	98.9	86.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	84.3	74.0
DOOM Eternal	61.1	53.6
Warzone	95.2	83.6
Assassin's Creed	102.6	90.0
Valheim	101.4	89.0

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 that were in the comparisons not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful 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 5 4600H

80%

To make a finishing choice on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 9 7940HS is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 5 4600H as it consumes less power: 40W vs. 45W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, streaming, video editing or video rendering, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the processor uses all threads and cores that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software 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 benefit of multi-core mode are unused.

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

	AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
Cinbench 15 Single-core	293	178
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	4426	1464
Cinbench 20 Single-core	667	448
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	10551	3247
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1669	1162
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	28954	8934

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

	AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
Single-Core	3505	2514
Multi-Core	46681	14918

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

	AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
Single-Core	1986	1083
Multi-Core	19074	6194

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
Announcement date	January 27, 2023	January 06, 2020
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FP7r2;FP7;FP8	FP6
Core name	Phoenix	Renoir
Architecture	Zen 4	Zen 2
Generation	6	3
Turbo Frequency	5.2 MHz	4 MHz
Frequency	4 MHz	3 MHz
Cores	8	6
Threads	16	12
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	4 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	13400 millions	4600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	40 W	45 W
Memory type	DDR5 (FP7r2) LPDDR5/x (FP7, FP8)	DDR4 - Up to 3200MHz
Max. Memory	256 Gb
Memory Frequency	7500
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache	512KB
L2 cache	8MB	3MB
L3 cache	16MB	8MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	Yes	No
Part number	100-000000954 (FP7r2) 100-000000963 (FP7) 100-000001128 (FP8)	100-000000100

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 9 7940HS is 25% better than Ryzen 5 4600H in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 9 7940HS has 2 more core than Ryzen 5 4600H. 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: 35
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 4600H is better: 2
However, it should be understood that all the figures in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the testing video and read the reviews of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS and AMD Ryzen 5 4600H before making a decision which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

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 5 4600H specs and review.