AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS vs Intel Core i3-10100E

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS and Intel Core i3-10100E 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, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 8 month(s) later
  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 8 more threads: 16 vs 8
  • Around 37% higher clock speed: 5.2 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 4 nm vs 14 nm
  • Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • Around 67% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3905 vs 2333
  • 3.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 30391 vs 8365
Specifications (specs)
Launch date Jan 2023 vs 30 Apr 2020
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 16 vs 8
Maximum frequency 5.2 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 4 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3905 vs 2333
PassMark - CPU mark 30391 vs 8365

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-10100E

  • 131072x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 393216x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
L2 cache 1 MB vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache 6 MB vs 16MB (shared)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-10100E

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3905
2333
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
30391
8365
Name AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS Intel Core i3-10100E
PassMark - Single thread mark 3905 2333
PassMark - CPU mark 30391 8365
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 7717
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1952
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1952
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 4738
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 4738
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 8006
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 8006

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS Intel Core i3-10100E

Essentials

Launch date Jan 2023 30 Apr 2020
Place in performance rating 339 312
Architecture codename Comet Lake
Launch price (MSRP) $125
Processor Number i3-10100E
Series 10th Generation Intel Core i3 Processors
Status Launched
Vertical segment Embedded

Performance

Base frequency 4 GHz 3.20 GHz
Die size 178 mm²
L1 cache 64K (per core) 512 KB
L2 cache 1MB (per core) 1 MB
L3 cache 16MB (shared) 6 MB
Manufacturing process technology 4 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 5.2 GHz 3.80 GHz
Number of cores 8 4
Number of threads 16 8
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 FCLGA1200
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution PCG2015C

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 0x9BC8
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 64 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® 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® 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)