AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS vs Intel Core i5-1340PE

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS and Intel Core i5-1340PE 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 i5-1340PE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS

Around 16% higher clock speed: 5.2 GHz vs 4.50 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 4 nm vs 7 nm
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3898 vs 3690
Around 51% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 30333 vs 20041

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	5.2 GHz vs 4.50 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm vs 7 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3898 vs 3690
PassMark - CPU mark	30333 vs 20041

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-1340PE

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
786432x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 25% lower typical power consumption: 28 Watt vs 35 Watt

Number of cores	12 vs 8
L3 cache	12 MB vs 16MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	28 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-1340PE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3898

3690

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

30333

20041

Name	AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	Intel Core i5-1340PE
PassMark - Single thread mark	3898	3690
PassMark - CPU mark	30333	20041
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	7717

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	Intel Core i5-1340PE
Essentials
Launch date	Jan 2023	Q1'23
Place in performance rating	341	310
Architecture codename		Raptor Lake
Processor Number		i5-1340PE
Series		13th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Vertical segment		Embedded
Performance
Base frequency	4 GHz	1.80 GHz
Die size	178 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1MB (per core)
L3 cache	16MB (shared)	12 MB
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	5.2 GHz	4.50 GHz
Number of cores	8	12
Number of threads	16	16
Transistor count	25,000 million
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-5600 MHz, Dual-channel	Up to DDR5 5200 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s, Up to LPDDR5/x 6400 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	28 Watt
Package Size		50mm x25mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4, 20 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		20
Graphics
Device ID		0xA7A0
Execution Units		80
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.35 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® 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)