AMD Ryzen 9 7940H vs Intel Core i5-9500E

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 7940H and Intel Core i5-9500E processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Ryzen 9 7940H

Intel Core i5-9500E

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 7940H

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
10 more threads: 16 vs 6
Around 24% higher clock speed: 5.2 GHz vs 4.20 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 4 nm vs 14 nm
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 6
Maximum frequency	5.2 GHz vs 4.20 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 384 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-9500E

196608x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
589824x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	1536 KB vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	9 MB vs 16MB (shared)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 7940H
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-9500E

Name	AMD Ryzen 9 7940H	Intel Core i5-9500E
PassMark - Single thread mark	3956
PassMark - CPU mark	28660
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		2069
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		2069
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		4980
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		4980
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		7362
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		7362

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 9 7940H	Intel Core i5-9500E
Essentials
Launch date	Jan 2023	Q2'19
Place in performance rating	181	176
Architecture codename		Coffee Lake
Launch price (MSRP)		$192
Processor Number		i5-9500E
Series		9th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Embedded
Performance
Base frequency	4 GHz	3.00 GHz
Die size	178 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	1536 KB
L3 cache	16MB (shared)	9 MB
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	5.2 GHz	4.20 GHz
Number of cores	8	6
Number of threads	16	6
Transistor count	25,000 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-5600 MHz, Dual-channel	DDR4-2666
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	54 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP8	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4, 20 Lanes, (CPU only)	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		1S Only
Graphics
Device ID		0x3E98
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		128 GB
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics 630
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2160@30Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)