AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS Creator Edition vs Intel Core i7-3940XM

Last updated: 2023-04-26

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS Creator Edition		Intel Core i7-3940XM
CPU comparison AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS Creator Edition or Intel Core i7-3940XM - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS Creator Edition has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.60 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS Creator Edition was released in Q3/2021. The Intel Core i7-3940XM has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-3940XM was released in Q3/2012.

AMD Ryzen 9 (35)	Family	Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition (24)
AMD Ryzen 5000H (11)	CPU group	Intel Core i 3000M (29)
4	Generation	3
Cezanne (Zen 3)	Architecture	Ivy Bridge H
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS Creator Edition has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS Creator Edition is 3.30 GHz (4.60 GHz) while the Intel Core i7-3940XM has 4 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-3940XM is at 3.00 GHz (3.90 GHz).
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS Creator Edition	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-3940XM
8	Cores	4
16	Threads	8
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	Yes
3.30 GHz	Frequency	3.00 GHz
4.60 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.90 GHz
4.20 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	--

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS Creator Edition	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-3940XM
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--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS Creator Edition or Intel Core i7-3940XM has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Renoir)	GPU	Intel HD Graphics 4000
0.40 GHz	GPU frequency	0.65 GHz
1.90 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	1.35 GHz
9	GPU Generation	7
7 nm	Technology	22 nm
3	Max. displays	3
8	Compute units	16
512	Shader	128
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
8 GB	Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
12	DirectX Version	11.0

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Renoir)	GPU	Intel HD Graphics 4000
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP9	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode

Memory & PCIe The AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS Creator Edition can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 51.2 GB/s. The Intel Core i7-3940XM supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS Creator Edition	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-3940XM
LPDDR4-4266, DDR4-3200	Memory	DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
64 GB	Max. Memory	32 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
No	ECC	No
4.00 MB	L2 Cache	--
16.00 MB	L3 Cache	8.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	3.0
12	PCIe lanes	16
11.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	15.8 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS Creator Edition is 45 W, while the Intel Core i7-3940XM has a TDP of 55 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS Creator Edition	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-3940XM
45 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	55 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
54 W	TDP up	--
35 W	TDP down	--
105 °C	Tjunction max.	105 °C
Technical details The AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS Creator Edition is manufactured in 7 nm and has 20.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i7-3940XM is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 8.00 MB cache.
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS Creator Edition	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-3940XM
7 nm	Technology	22 nm
Chiplet	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
FP6	Socket	PGA 988
AMD-V, SVM	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2021	Release date	Q3/2012
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS Creator Edition (100%)

Intel Core i7-3940XM (45%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS Creator Edition (100%)

Intel Core i7-3940XM (35%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS Creator Edition 8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz	1488 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-3940XM 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	799 (54%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS Creator Edition 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	7854 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-3940XM 4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	3310 (42%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS Creator Edition 8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz	1992 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-3940XM 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	694 (35%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS Creator Edition 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	7040 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-3940XM 4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	2670 (38%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS Creator Edition AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Renoir) @ 1.90 GHz	1946 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-3940XM Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.35 GHz	346 (18%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS Creator Edition 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	22105 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-3940XM 4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	5849 (26%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS Creator Edition 8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz	1478 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-3940XM 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS Creator Edition 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	13875 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-3940XM 4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS Creator Edition 8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz	578 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-3940XM 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS Creator Edition 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	5474 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-3940XM 4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	0 (0%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.


	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS Creator Edition 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	174 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-3940XM 4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS Creator Edition 8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-3940XM 4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	1790 (100%)

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