AMD Ryzen 9 7940H vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845

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AMD Ryzen 9 7940H CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845
AMD Ryzen 9 7940H AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845

CPU comparison

AMD Ryzen 9 7940H or AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845 - 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 7940H has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.20 GHz. Up to 256 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 9 7940H was released in Q1/2023.

The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845 has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845 was released in Q3/2022.
AMD Ryzen 9 (40) Family AMD Ryzen 5 (86)
AMD Ryzen 7040 (21) CPU group AMD Ryzen 5000U (13)
6 Generation 4
Phoenix (Zen 4) Architecture Cezanne (Zen 3)
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 9 7940H is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 4.00 GHz (5.20 GHz). The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.40 GHz (4.60 GHz).

AMD Ryzen 9 7940H Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845
8 Cores 8
16 Threads 16
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? Yes
4.00 GHz Frequency 3.40 GHz
5.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.60 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AMD Ryzen 9 7940H Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845
AMD Ryzen™ AI AI hardware --
AMD dedicated AI XDNA Technology AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

AMD Radeon 780M GPU no iGPU
0.80 GHz GPU frequency --
2.80 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
3 GPU Generation --
4 nm Technology
4 Max. displays
12 Compute units --
768 Shader --
Yes Hardware Raytracing No
AMD FSR Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

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 780M GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
Decode / Encode Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Ryzen 9 7940H supports a maximum of 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845 can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

AMD Ryzen 9 7940H Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845
DDR5-4800, DDR5-5600, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5X-7500 Memory LPDDR4-4266, DDR4-3200
256 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
120.0 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
Yes ECC No
8.00 MB L2 Cache 4.00 MB
16.00 MB L3 Cache 32.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 4.0
20 PCIe lanes --
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Ryzen 9 7940H has a TDP of 54 W, that of the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845 is 65 W.

AMD Ryzen 9 7940H Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845
54 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
35 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 95 °C

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 9 7940H has a 24.00 MB cache, while the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845 cache has a total of 36.00 MB.

AMD Ryzen 9 7940H Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845
4 nm Technology 7 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
FP8 Socket AM4 (PGA 1331)
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2023 Release date Q3/2022
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 7940H (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845 (87%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 7940H (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845 (90%)

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 7940H AMD Ryzen 9 7940H
8C 16T @ 5.20 GHz
1974 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845
8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
1710 (87%)

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 7940H AMD Ryzen 9 7940H
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
11600 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
10966 (95%)

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 7940H AMD Ryzen 9 7940H
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
30995 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
25975 (84%)

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 7940H AMD Ryzen 9 7940H
8C 16T @ 5.20 GHz
2617 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845
8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
0 (0%)

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 7940H AMD Ryzen 9 7940H
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
12447 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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 7940H AMD Ryzen 9 7940H
AMD Radeon 780M @ 2.80 GHz
4357 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

AI performance (NPU)

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is given here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher.

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. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
AMD Ryzen 9 7940H AMD Ryzen 9 7940H
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
10 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5845
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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