AMD Ryzen 9 7940H vs Intel Xeon W-2295

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Ryzen 9 7940H CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon W-2295
AMD Ryzen 9 7940H Intel Xeon W-2295

CPU comparison

AMD Ryzen 9 7940H or Intel Xeon W-2295 - 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 Intel Xeon W-2295 has 18 cores with 36 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1024 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon W-2295 was released in Q4/2019.
AMD Ryzen 9 (40) Family Intel Xeon W (83)
AMD Ryzen 7040 (21) CPU group Intel Xeon W-2200/3200 (17)
6 Generation 7
Phoenix (Zen 4) Architecture Cascade Lake W
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Xeon W-2195
-- Successor Intel Xeon w7-2495X

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 Intel Xeon W-2295 has 18 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz (4.80 GHz).

AMD Ryzen 9 7940H Characteristic Intel Xeon W-2295
8 Cores 18
16 Threads 36
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
4.00 GHz Frequency 3.00 GHz
5.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.80 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.80 GHz

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 Intel Xeon W-2295
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 Intel Xeon W-2295 can connect up to 1024 GB of memory in 4 memory channels.

AMD Ryzen 9 7940H Characteristic Intel Xeon W-2295
DDR5-4800, DDR5-5600, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5X-7500 Memory DDR4-2933
256 GB Max. Memory 1024 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
120.0 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 93.8 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
8.00 MB L2 Cache --
16.00 MB L3 Cache 24.75 MB
4.0 PCIe version 3.0
20 PCIe lanes 48
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

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 Intel Xeon W-2295 is 165 W.

AMD Ryzen 9 7940H Characteristic Intel Xeon W-2295
54 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 165 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
35 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 9 7940H has a 24.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon W-2295 cache has a total of 24.75 MB.

AMD Ryzen 9 7940H Characteristic Intel Xeon W-2295
4 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
FP8 Socket LGA 2066
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2023 Release date Q4/2019
-- Release price 1333 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 7940H (100%)
Intel Xeon W-2295 (66%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 7940H (89%)
Intel Xeon W-2295 (100%)

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%)
Intel Xeon W-2295 Intel Xeon W-2295
18C 36T @ 4.80 GHz
1301 (66%)

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 (70%)
Intel Xeon W-2295 Intel Xeon W-2295
18C 36T @ 3.80 GHz
16682 (100%)

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%)
Intel Xeon W-2295 Intel Xeon W-2295
18C 36T @ 4.80 GHz
1703 (65%)

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 (97%)
Intel Xeon W-2295 Intel Xeon W-2295
18C 36T @ 3.80 GHz
12863 (100%)

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%)
Intel Xeon W-2295 Intel Xeon W-2295
18C 36T @ 3.80 GHz
30728 (99%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
AMD Ryzen 9 7940H AMD Ryzen 9 7940H
8C 16T @ 5.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon W-2295 Intel Xeon W-2295
18C 36T @ 4.80 GHz
71 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
AMD Ryzen 9 7940H AMD Ryzen 9 7940H
8C 16T @ 5.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon W-2295 Intel Xeon W-2295
18C 36T @ 4.80 GHz
1124 (100%)

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%)
Intel Xeon W-2295 Intel Xeon W-2295
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 7940H AMD Ryzen 9 7940H
8C 16T @ 5.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon W-2295 Intel Xeon W-2295
18C 36T @ 4.80 GHz
214 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 7940H AMD Ryzen 9 7940H
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon W-2295 Intel Xeon W-2295
18C 36T @ 3.80 GHz
3422 (100%)

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%)
Intel Xeon W-2295 Intel Xeon W-2295
18C 36T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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