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AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS vs AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS: Comparison
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS and AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS differ on performance cores: AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS at 8, AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS at 4, which puts AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS ahead on that measure. They match on 20 other specifications, including form factor, market segment and socket status.
Specs
| Specification |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| Product Line | Ryzen 9 | Ryzen |
| Form Factor | Laptop | Laptop |
| Model Number | 9 PRO 7940HS | Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS |
| Codename | Phoenix | Hawk Point |
| Release Year | 2023 | 2024 |
| TDP | 35 W | 45 W |
| iGPU | AMD Radeon 780M Graphics (RDNA 3) | AMD Radeon 780M (12 cores, up to 2800 MHz) |
| Market Segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Socket | BGA (soldered, mobile) | FP7, FP7r2 |
| Socket Status | Mature | Mature |
| Process Node | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| Performance Cores | 8 | 4 |
| Efficiency Cores | 0 | 4 |
| SMT Enabled | true | true |
| P-Core Base Clock | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| P-Core Boost Clock | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| L2 Cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 16 MB |
| Base Power | 35 | 45 W |
| Max Turbo Power | 54 | 54 |
| Configurable TDP Floor | 35 | 35 |
| Memory Type | DDR5 or LPDDR5X | DDR5 or LPDDR5X |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Integrated Graphics | Yes | Yes |
| iGPU Model | AMD Radeon 780M | AMD Radeon 780M |
| iGPU Compute Units | 12 | 12 |
| Copilot Plus Certified | false | false |
| PCIe Generation | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 4.0 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Threads | 16 | 16 |
Verdict
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS
8.1 / 10 Expert Rating
The AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS strikes a strong balance between performance and portability for mainstream laptops.