AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS vs Intel Core i7-4700MQ

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-4700MQ
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS Intel Core i7-4700MQ

CPU comparison

AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS or Intel Core i7-4700MQ - 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 7940HS 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 7940HS was released in Q1/2023.

The Intel Core i7-4700MQ has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-4700MQ was released in Q2/2013.
AMD Ryzen 9 (35) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
AMD Ryzen 7040 (21) CPU group Intel Core i 4000M/4000H (38)
6 Generation 4
Phoenix (Zen 4) Architecture Haswell H
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 4.00 GHz (5.20 GHz). The Intel Core i7-4700MQ has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz (3.40 GHz).

AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS Characteristic Intel Core i7-4700MQ
8 Cores 4
16 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
4.00 GHz Frequency 2.40 GHz
5.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.40 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.00 GHz

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 7940HS Characteristic Intel Core i7-4700MQ
AMD Ryzen AI AI hardware --
AMD dedicated AI XDNA Technology AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

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 Intel HD Graphics 4600
0.80 GHz GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
2.80 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.15 GHz
3 GPU Generation 7.5
4 nm Technology 22 nm
4 Max. displays 3
12 Compute units 20
768 Shader 160
Yes Hardware Raytracing No
AMD FSR Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 DirectX Version 11.1

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 Intel HD Graphics 4600
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
Decode / Encode Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS supports a maximum of 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-4700MQ can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS Characteristic Intel Core i7-4700MQ
DDR5-4800, DDR5-5600, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5X-7500 Memory DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600
256 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
120.0 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Yes ECC No
8.00 MB L2 Cache --
16.00 MB L3 Cache 6.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 3.0
20 PCIe lanes 16
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS has a TDP of 54 W, that of the Intel Core i7-4700MQ is 47 W.

AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS Characteristic Intel Core i7-4700MQ
54 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 47 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
35 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS has a 24.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i7-4700MQ cache has a total of 6.00 MB.

AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS Characteristic Intel Core i7-4700MQ
4 nm Technology 22 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
FP8 Socket PGA 946
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 Q2/2013
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS (100%)
Intel Core i7-4700MQ (38%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS (100%)
Intel Core i7-4700MQ (22%)

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 7940HS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
8C 16T @ 5.20 GHz
1974 (100%)
Intel Core i7-4700MQ Intel Core i7-4700MQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
744 (38%)

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 7940HS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
11600 (100%)
Intel Core i7-4700MQ Intel Core i7-4700MQ
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
2698 (23%)

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 7940HS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
8C 16T @ 5.20 GHz
2617 (100%)
Intel Core i7-4700MQ Intel Core i7-4700MQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
1004 (38%)

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 7940HS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
12447 (100%)
Intel Core i7-4700MQ Intel Core i7-4700MQ
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
3410 (27%)

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 7940HS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
AMD Radeon 780M @ 2.80 GHz
4357 (100%)
Intel Core i7-4700MQ Intel Core i7-4700MQ
Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.15 GHz
368 (8%)

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 7940HS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
30995 (100%)
Intel Core i7-4700MQ Intel Core i7-4700MQ
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
5350 (17%)

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 7940HS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
7423 (100%)
Intel Core i7-4700MQ Intel Core i7-4700MQ
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
1455 (20%)

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 7940HS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-4700MQ Intel Core i7-4700MQ
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
652.7 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-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 7940HS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
661 (100%)
Intel Core i7-4700MQ Intel Core i7-4700MQ
4C 8T @ 3.00 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 7940HS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
8C 16T @ 5.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-4700MQ Intel Core i7-4700MQ
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
124 (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 7940HS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-4700MQ Intel Core i7-4700MQ
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
568 (100%)

Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

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 7940HS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
10 (100%)
Intel Core i7-4700MQ Intel Core i7-4700MQ
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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