CPU Comparison

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AMD

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX

CORE STATE Dragon Range

CORE SPECS 16 Cores / 32 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 2.4 Base / 5.2 GHz Turbo

CACHE 64 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 55W

ARCHITECTURE Zen 4

nm

PROCESS 5 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2024

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AMD

AMD

Ryzen 9 9900X

CORE STATE Granite Ridge

CORE SPECS 12 Cores / 24 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 4.4 Base / 5.6 GHz Turbo

CACHE 64 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 120W

ARCHITECTURE Zen 5

nm

PROCESS 4 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2024

PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS

3dmark_16_threads

12,501

12,552

3dmark_2_threads

2,001

2,519

3dmark_4_threads

3,844

4,886

3dmark_8_threads

7,158

9,114

3dmark_max_threads

13,447

13,929

3dmark_single_thread

1,027

1,286

cinebench_cinebench_r15_multicore

4,618

4,680

cinebench_cinebench_r15_singlecore

651

660

cinebench_cinebench_r20_multicore

19,245

19,503

cinebench_cinebench_r20_singlecore

2,716

2,753

cinebench_cinebench_r23_multicore

45,822

46,438

cinebench_cinebench_r23_singlecore

6,469

6,555

passmark_data_compression

706,097

683,579

passmark_data_encryption

42,557

33,421

passmark_extended_instructions

52,217

55,243

passmark_find_prime_numbers

274

436

passmark_floating_point_math

122,952

120,083

passmark_integer_math

205,157

181,056

passmark_multithread

53,904

54,643

passmark_physics

2,313

3,381

passmark_random_string_sorting

83,100

72,013

passmark_single_thread

3,953

4,672

passmark_singlethread

3,953

4,672

geekbench_multicore

N/A

19,827

geekbench_singlecore

N/A

3,341

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION

9 7940HX

9 9900X

Core Specs

Cores

16

12 -25.0%

Threads

32

24 -25.0%

Base Clock (GHz)

2.4

4.4 +83.3%

Boost Clock (GHz)

5.2

5.6 +7.7%

Frequency (GHz)

2.4

4.4 +83.3%

Turbo Clock (GHz)

5.2

5.6 +7.7%

Multiplier

24

44 +83.3%

SMP CPUs

1

1 0.0%

Cache

L1 Cache

64 KB (per core)

80 KB (per core)

L2 Cache

1 MB (per core)

1 MB (per core)

L3 Cache

64 MB (shared)

64 MB (shared)

Power

TDP (W)

55

120 +118.2%

PPT

—

162 W

Configurable TDP

55-75 W

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Architecture

Architecture

Zen 4

Zen 5

Codename

Dragon Range

Granite Ridge

Generation

Ryzen 9 (Zen 4 (Dragon Range))

Ryzen 9 (Zen 5 (Granite Ridge))

Process Size

5 nm

4 nm

Transistors

13,140 million

16,630 million

Die Size

2x 71 mm²

2x 70.6 mm²

Foundry

TSMC

TSMC

Memory

Memory Support

DDR5

DDR5

Memory Bus

Dual-channel

Dual-channel

Memory Bandwidth

83.2 GB/s

89.6 GB/s

ECC Memory

No

Yes

Platform

Socket

AMD Socket FL1

AMD Socket AM5

Chipsets

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

PCIe

Gen 5, 28 Lanes(CPU only)

Gen 5, 24 Lanes(CPU only)

AMD Multi-Die

IO Process Size

6 nm

6 nm

Graphics

Integrated Graphics

Radeon 610M

Radeon Graphics

Other

Market

Mobile

Desktop

Production Status

Active

Active

Launch Price

—

$499

Part Number

100-000001486

100-000000662

Package

µFC-BGAFL1

FC-LGA1718

Tj Max

100°C

95°C

Bundled Cooler

—

None

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