AMD Ryzen 9 7940H vs Intel Core i9-12950HX

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 7940H and Intel Core i9-12950HX 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.

AMD Ryzen 9 7940H

Intel Core i9-12950HX

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 7940H

CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
Around 4% higher clock speed: 5.2 GHz vs 5.00 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 4 nm vs 7 nm
Around 57% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 55 Watt
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3956 vs 3824

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	Jan 2023 vs 10 May 2022
Maximum frequency	5.2 GHz vs 5.00 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm vs 7 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 55 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3956 vs 3824

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-12950HX

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
8 more threads: 24 vs 16
2.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2621440x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
1966080x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 32323 vs 28660

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	24 vs 16
L1 cache	1280 KB vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache	20 MB vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB vs 16MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	32323 vs 28660

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 7940H
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-12950HX

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3956

3824

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

28660

32323

Name	AMD Ryzen 9 7940H	Intel Core i9-12950HX
PassMark - Single thread mark	3956	3824
PassMark - CPU mark	28660	32323

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 9 7940H	Intel Core i9-12950HX
Essentials
Launch date	Jan 2023	10 May 2022
Place in performance rating	181	187
Architecture codename		Alder Lake
Launch price (MSRP)		$590
Processor Number		i9-12950HX
Series		12th Generation Intel Core i9 Processors
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	4 GHz
Die size	178 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	1280 KB
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	20 MB
L3 cache	16MB (shared)	30 MB
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	5.2 GHz	5.00 GHz
Number of cores	8	16
Number of threads	16	24
Transistor count	25,000 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-5600 MHz, Dual-channel	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	54 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP8	FCBGA1964
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	55 Watt
Package Size		45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4, 20 Lanes, (CPU only)	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Max number of PCIe lanes		20
PCI Express revision		5.0 and 4.0
Scalability		1S Only
Graphics
Execution Units		32
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.55 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12.1
OpenGL		4.6
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
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)