AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS vs Intel Core i7-12800H

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS and Intel Core i7-12800H 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 7940HS

Intel Core i7-12800H

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 8% higher clock speed: 5.2 GHz vs 4.80 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 4 nm vs 7 nm
Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3905 vs 3483
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 30391 vs 24811

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	Jan 2023 vs Jan 2022
Maximum frequency	5.2 GHz vs 4.80 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm vs 7 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3905 vs 3483
PassMark - CPU mark	30391 vs 24811

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-12800H

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 8
4 more threads: 20 vs 16
2.2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2293760x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
1572864x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	14 vs 8
Number of threads	20 vs 16
L1 cache	1120 KB vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache	17.5 MB vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	24 MB vs 16MB (shared)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-12800H

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3905

3483

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

30391

24811

Name	AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	Intel Core i7-12800H
PassMark - Single thread mark	3905	3483
PassMark - CPU mark	30391	24811
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	7717

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	Intel Core i7-12800H
Essentials
Launch date	Jan 2023	Jan 2022
Place in performance rating	339	327
Architecture codename		Alder Lake
Launch price (MSRP)		$457
Processor Number		i7-12800H
Series		12th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	4 GHz
Die size	178 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	1120 KB
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	17.5 MB
L3 cache	16MB (shared)	24 MB
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	5.2 GHz	4.80 GHz
Number of cores	8	14
Number of threads	16	20
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 Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	54 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP8	FCBGA1744
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	45 Watt
Package Size		50 x 25
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4, 20 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		28
Graphics
Device ID		0x46A6
Execution Units		96
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.40 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel Iris Xe Graphics eligible
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096 x 2304 @ 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)