Intel Core i9-7940X vs AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS

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
6,536

Rank #113

6,299
6,536

Ryzen 9 8945HS wins by 3.6% (Rank #151 vs #113)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,089

Rank #237

vs
6,708

Rank #84

6,089
6,708

Ryzen 9 8945HS wins by 9.2% (Rank #237 vs #84)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,614

Rank #141

vs
6,277

Rank #193

6,614
6,277

Core i9-7940X wins by 5.1% (Rank #141 vs #193)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,377

Rank #216

vs
5,409

Rank #200

5,377
5,409

Ryzen 9 8945HS wins by 0.6% (Rank #216 vs #200)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,532

Rank #195

vs
5,582

Rank #188

5,532
5,582

Ryzen 9 8945HS wins by 0.9% (Rank #195 vs #188)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,565

Rank #170

vs
5,448

Rank #202

5,565
5,448

Core i9-7940X wins by 2.1% (Rank #170 vs #202)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core i9-7940X Ryzen 9 8945HS Diff
Cores
14
8
+42.9%
Threads
28
16
+42.9%
Base Frequency
3,100 MHz
4,000 MHz
-22.5%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
4,300 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (2 cores)
4,300 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
31x
40x
-22.5%
L1 Cache
896 KB
62 KB
+93%
L2 Cache
14 MiB
1 MiB
+93.2%
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
45 W
72.7% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
4 nm
71.4% more

General Information

Specification Core i9-7940X Ryzen 9 8945HS
Designer Intel AMD
Family Core --
Series i9-7900 --
Model Number i9-7940X --
Microarchitecture Skylake --
Core Name Skylake Hawk Point
Core Family 6 --
Core Model 85 --
Socket Socket Socket FP8
Package FCLGA-2066 FP8, 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 9 8945HS
AMD

Family

Core i9-7940X
Core
Ryzen 9 8945HS
--

Series

Core i9-7940X
i9-7900
Ryzen 9 8945HS
--

Model Number

Core i9-7940X
i9-7940X
Ryzen 9 8945HS
--

Microarchitecture

Core i9-7940X
Skylake
Ryzen 9 8945HS
--

Core Name

Core i9-7940X
Skylake
Ryzen 9 8945HS
Hawk Point

Core Family

Core i9-7940X
6
Ryzen 9 8945HS
--

Core Model

Core i9-7940X
85
Ryzen 9 8945HS
--

Socket

Core i9-7940X
Socket
Ryzen 9 8945HS
Socket FP8

Package

Core i9-7940X
FCLGA-2066
Ryzen 9 8945HS
FP8, FP7, FP7r2

Chipset

Core i9-7940X
Lewisburg
Ryzen 9 8945HS
--

Memory Type

Core i9-7940X
DDR4-2666
Ryzen 9 8945HS
DDR5

ECC Support

Core i9-7940X
No
Ryzen 9 8945HS
--

PCIe Revision

Core i9-7940X
3.0
Ryzen 9 8945HS
--

PCIe Configuration

Core i9-7940X
x16, x8, x4
Ryzen 9 8945HS
--

Market Segment

Core i9-7940X
Desktop
Ryzen 9 8945HS
Mobile

Release Price

Core i9-7940X
$1,399.00
Ryzen 9 8945HS
--

Locked Multiplier

Core i9-7940X
No
Ryzen 9 8945HS
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core i9-7940X Ryzen 9 8945HS
Process 14 nm 4 nm
Die Area 484 mm² 178 mm²
Transistor Count -- 25,000
Manufacturer Intel TSMC
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Core i9-7940X
14 nm
Ryzen 9 8945HS
4 nm

Die Area

Core i9-7940X
484 mm²
Ryzen 9 8945HS
178 mm²

Transistor Count

Core i9-7940X
--
Ryzen 9 8945HS
25,000

Manufacturer

Core i9-7940X
Intel
Ryzen 9 8945HS
TSMC

Technology

Core i9-7940X
CMOS
Ryzen 9 8945HS
--

Word Size

Core i9-7940X
64-bit
Ryzen 9 8945HS
--

ISA

Core i9-7940X
x86-64 (x86)
Ryzen 9 8945HS
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core i9-7940X Ryzen 9 8945HS
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
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64