CPU Comparison

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AMD

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X

CORE STATE Granite Ridge

CORE SPECS 8 Cores / 16 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 3.8 Base / 5.5 GHz Turbo

CACHE 32 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 65W

ARCHITECTURE Zen 5

nm

PROCESS 4 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2024

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AMD

AMD

Ryzen 9 8940HX

CORE STATE Dragon Range

CORE SPECS 16 Cores / 32 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 2.4 Base / 5.3 GHz Turbo

CACHE 64 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 55W

ARCHITECTURE Zen 4

nm

PROCESS 5 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2025

PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS

3dmark_16_threads

9,824

N/A

3dmark_2_threads

2,525

N/A

3dmark_4_threads

4,869

N/A

3dmark_8_threads

8,184

N/A

3dmark_max_threads

9,771

N/A

3dmark_single_thread

1,280

N/A

cinebench_cinebench_r15_multicore

3,183

4,584

cinebench_cinebench_r15_singlecore

449

647

cinebench_cinebench_r20_multicore

13,266

19,104

cinebench_cinebench_r20_singlecore

1,872

2,696

cinebench_cinebench_r23_multicore

31,588

45,488

cinebench_cinebench_r23_singlecore

4,459

6,421

geekbench_multicore

17,002

N/A

geekbench_singlecore

3,353

N/A

passmark_data_compression

437,140

738,673

passmark_data_encryption

21,815

44,430

passmark_extended_instructions

35,318

54,674

passmark_find_prime_numbers

192

272

passmark_floating_point_math

78,999

125,981

passmark_integer_math

120,142

205,945

passmark_multithread

37,161

54,675

passmark_physics

2,241

2,115

passmark_random_string_sorting

46,782

85,869

passmark_single_thread

4,654

4,033

passmark_singlethread

4,654

4,033

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION

7 9700X

9 8940HX

Core Specs

Cores

8

16 +100.0%

Threads

16

32 +100.0%

Base Clock (GHz)

3.8

2.4 -36.8%

Boost Clock (GHz)

5.5

5.3 -3.6%

Frequency (GHz)

3.8

2.4 -36.8%

Turbo Clock (GHz)

5.5

5.3 -3.6%

Multiplier

38

24 -36.8%

SMP CPUs

1

1 0.0%

Cache

L1 Cache

80 KB (per core)

64 KB (per core)

L2 Cache

1 MB (per core)

1 MB (per core)

L3 Cache

32 MB (shared)

64 MB (shared)

Power

TDP (W)

65

55 -15.4%

PPT

88 W

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Configurable TDP

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45-75 W

Architecture

Architecture

Zen 5

Zen 4

Codename

Granite Ridge

Dragon Range

Generation

Ryzen 7 (Zen 5 (Granite Ridge))

Ryzen 9 (Zen 4 (Dragon Range))

Process Size

4 nm

5 nm

Transistors

8,315 million

13,140 million

Die Size

70.6 mm²

2x 71 mm²

Foundry

TSMC

TSMC

Memory

Memory Support

DDR5

DDR5

Memory Bus

Dual-channel

Dual-channel

Memory Bandwidth

89.6 GB/s

83.2 GB/s

ECC Memory

Yes

No

Platform

Socket

AMD Socket AM5

AMD Socket FL1

Chipsets

X870E, X870, B850, B840, X670E, X670, B650E, B650, A620

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PCIe

Gen 5, 24 Lanes(CPU only)

Gen 5, 28 Lanes(CPU only)

AMD Multi-Die

IO Process Size

6 nm

6 nm

Graphics

Integrated Graphics

Radeon Graphics

Radeon 610M

Other

Market

Desktop

Mobile

Production Status

Active

Active

Launch Price

$359

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Part Number

100-000001404

100-000001849

Package

FC-LGA1718

µFC-BGAFL1

Tj Max

95°C

100°C

Bundled Cooler

None

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