AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS vs AMD Ryzen 7 7735U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS and AMD Ryzen 7 7735U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS

AMD Ryzen 7 7735U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS

Around 9% higher clock speed: 5.2 GHz vs 4.75 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 4 nm vs 6 nm
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3912 vs 3286
Around 43% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 30510 vs 21378

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	5.2 GHz vs 4.75 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95°C
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm vs 6 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3912 vs 3286
PassMark - CPU mark	30510 vs 21378

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 7735U

524288x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 25% lower typical power consumption: 28 Watt vs 35 Watt

L2 cache	512K (per core) vs 1MB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	28 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 7735U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3912

3286

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

30510

21378

Name	AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	AMD Ryzen 7 7735U
PassMark - Single thread mark	3912	3286
PassMark - CPU mark	30510	21378
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	7779

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	AMD Ryzen 7 7735U
Essentials
Launch date	Jan 2023	4 Jan 2023
Place in performance rating	367	359
Architecture codename		Zen 3+ (Rembrandt)
Performance
Base frequency	4 GHz	2.7 GHz
Die size	178 mm²	208 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	16MB (shared)	16MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm	6 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	95°C
Maximum frequency	5.2 GHz	4.75 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	16	16
Transistor count	25,000 million
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-5600 MHz, Dual-channel	DDR5-4800 MHz, Dual-channel
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	54 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP8	FP7
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	28 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4, 20 Lanes, (CPU only)	Gen 4, 20 Lanes, (CPU only)