AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX

Processor comparisons 15-02-2023

   You may have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the full tests AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX and decide which is better for games or normal use for streaming, video editing, programming, rendering, machine learning. Here you can find useful information from many benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A thorough review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests like Furmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Gears 5, Blender, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), 3DMark, Dolphin Emulator, WPrime, MATLAB, AIDA64, SuperPi, 7zip, VeraCrypt, PassMark, Handbrake, Prime95, PCMark 10, RealBench, GeekBench 6, 5.2, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, UserBenchmark, Blender.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX 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 9 5900HX

57%

This parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 9 7940HS is 10% better than Ryzen 9 5900HX. 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 9 5900HX

55%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	107.5	97.6
Valorant	122.1	110.9
Cyberpunk 2077	68.4	62.1
Apex Legends	114.8	104.3
Call of Duty Warzone	91.6	83.2
Overwatch	98.9	89.9
Red Dead Redemption 2	84.3	76.5
DOOM Eternal	61.1	55.5
Warzone	95.2	86.5
Assassin's Creed	102.6	93.2
Valheim	101.4	92.1

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: 2K, FullHD or 4K. 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 get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 9 7940HS

165%

Ryzen 9 5900HX

115%

To make a finishing resolution 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 9 5900HX 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. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, programming, streaming, video editing or video rendering, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the processor turns on all cores and threads that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to run, 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 9 5900HX
Cinbench 15 Single-core	293	223
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	4426	2160
Cinbench 20 Single-core	667	571
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	10551	5536
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1669	1344
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	28954	12051

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

	AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
Single-Core	3505	3340
Multi-Core	46681	23829

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

	AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
Single-Core	1986	1561
Multi-Core	19074	9439

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in new games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
Announcement date	January 27, 2023	January 12, 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	4.6 MHz
Frequency	4 MHz	3.3 MHz
Cores	8	8
Threads	16	16
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	4 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	13400 millions	9400 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	4MB
L3 cache	16MB	16MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	Yes	No
Part number	100-000000954 (FP7r2) 100-000000963 (FP7) 100-000001128 (FP8)	100-000000300

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 9 7940HS is 17% better than Ryzen 9 5900HX 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 9 5900HX is better: 1
However, it should be understood that the summary data in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should completely 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 9 5900HX before making a selection 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 9 5900HX specs and review.