AMD Ryzen 9 7940H vs Intel Core i9-13980HX

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 7940H and Intel Core i9-13980HX 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 9 7940H

Intel Core i9-13980HX

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 7940H

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

Manufacturing process technology	4 nm vs 7 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 55 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-13980HX

16 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 8
16 more threads: 32 vs 16
Around 8% higher clock speed: 5.60 GHz vs 5.2 GHz
3.8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2359296x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4288 vs 3956
Around 65% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 47164 vs 28660

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 8
Number of threads	32 vs 16
Maximum frequency	5.60 GHz vs 5.2 GHz
L1 cache	1920 KB vs 64K (per core)
L3 cache	36 MB vs 16MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	4288 vs 3956
PassMark - CPU mark	47164 vs 28660

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 7940H
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-13980HX

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3956

4288

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

28660

47164

Name	AMD Ryzen 9 7940H	Intel Core i9-13980HX
PassMark - Single thread mark	3956	4288
PassMark - CPU mark	28660	47164
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		12502

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 9 7940H	Intel Core i9-13980HX
Essentials
Launch date	Jan 2023	4 Jan 2023
Place in performance rating	181	93
Architecture codename		Raptor Lake
Launch price (MSRP)		$668
Processor Number		i9-13980HX
Series		13th Generation Intel Core i9 Processors
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	4 GHz
Die size	178 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	1920 KB
L2 cache	1MB (per core)
L3 cache	16MB (shared)	36 MB
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	5.2 GHz	5.60 GHz
Number of cores	8	24
Number of threads	16	32
Transistor count	25,000 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)		48 MB
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-5600 MHz, Dual-channel	Up to DDR5 5600 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		89.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	54 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP8	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
Device ID		0xA788
Execution Units		32
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.65 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics for 13th 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
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
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® Thermal Velocity Boost
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)