Intel Core i9-7940X vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,299

Rank #151

vs
6,094

Rank #215

6,299
6,094

Core i9-7940X wins by 3.3% (Rank #151 vs #215)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,089

Rank #237

vs
6,323

Rank #169

6,089
6,323

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS wins by 3.7% (Rank #237 vs #169)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,614

Rank #141

vs
5,751

Rank #298

6,614
5,751

Core i9-7940X wins by 13% (Rank #141 vs #298)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,377

Rank #216

vs
5,187

Rank #283

5,377
5,187

Core i9-7940X wins by 3.5% (Rank #216 vs #283)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,532

Rank #195

vs
5,291

Rank #279

5,532
5,291

Core i9-7940X wins by 4.4% (Rank #195 vs #279)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,565

Rank #170

vs
5,150

Rank #315

5,565
5,150

Core i9-7940X wins by 7.5% (Rank #170 vs #315)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core i9-7940X Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS Diff
Cores
14
8
+42.9%
Threads
28
16
+42.9%
Base Frequency
3,100 MHz
3,200 MHz
-3.1%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
4,300 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (2 cores)
4,300 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
31x
32x
-3.1%
L1 Cache
896 KB
62 KB
+93%
L2 Cache
14 MiB
0 MiB
+96.5%
L3 Cache
19 MiB
15 MiB
+20.7%
Memory Channels
4
--
Maximum Memory
128 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
79 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
44
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
165 W
35 W
78.8% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
6 nm
57.1% more

General Information

Specification Core i9-7940X Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS
Designer Intel AMD
Family Core --
Series i9-7900 --
Model Number i9-7940X --
Microarchitecture Skylake --
Core Name Skylake Rembrandt
Core Family 6 --
Core Model 85 --
Socket Socket Socket FP7
Package FCLGA-2066 FP7, FP7r2
Chipset Lewisburg --
Memory Type DDR4-2666 DDR5
ECC Support No --
PCIe Revision 3.0 --
PCIe Configuration x16, x8, x4 --
Market Segment Desktop Mobile
Release Price $1,399.00 --
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Core i9-7940X
Intel
Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS
AMD

Family

Core i9-7940X
Core
Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS
--

Series

Core i9-7940X
i9-7900
Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS
--

Model Number

Core i9-7940X
i9-7940X
Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS
--

Microarchitecture

Core i9-7940X
Skylake
Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS
--

Core Name

Core i9-7940X
Skylake
Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS
Rembrandt

Core Family

Core i9-7940X
6
Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS
--

Core Model

Core i9-7940X
85
Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS
--

Socket

Core i9-7940X
Socket
Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS
Socket FP7

Package

Core i9-7940X
FCLGA-2066
Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS
FP7, FP7r2

Chipset

Core i9-7940X
Lewisburg
Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS
--

Memory Type

Core i9-7940X
DDR4-2666
Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS
DDR5

ECC Support

Core i9-7940X
No
Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS
--

PCIe Revision

Core i9-7940X
3.0
Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS
--

PCIe Configuration

Core i9-7940X
x16, x8, x4
Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS
--

Market Segment

Core i9-7940X
Desktop
Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS
Mobile

Release Price

Core i9-7940X
$1,399.00
Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS
--

Locked Multiplier

Core i9-7940X
No
Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core i9-7940X Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS
Process 14 nm 6 nm
Die Area 484 mm² 208 mm²
Manufacturer Intel TSMC
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Core i9-7940X
14 nm
Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS
6 nm

Die Area

Core i9-7940X
484 mm²
Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS
208 mm²

Manufacturer

Core i9-7940X
Intel
Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS
TSMC

Technology

Core i9-7940X
CMOS
Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS
--

Word Size

Core i9-7940X
64-bit
Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS
--

ISA

Core i9-7940X
x86-64 (x86)
Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core i9-7940X Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AVX
AVX-512
AVX-512
AVX2
AVX512BW
AVX512CD
AVX512DQ
AVX512F
AVX512VL
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
MMX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SHA
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
TBMT 3.0
TBT 1.0
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
XFR 2
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64