AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS vs Intel Pentium Gold 8505

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AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium Gold 8505
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS Intel Pentium Gold 8505

CPU comparison

AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS or Intel Pentium Gold 8505 - 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 Pentium Gold 8505 has 5 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium Gold 8505 was released in Q1/2022.
AMD Ryzen 9 (35) Family Intel Pentium (150)
AMD Ryzen 7040 (21) CPU group Intel Pentium Gold 8000 (2)
6 Generation 12
Phoenix (Zen 4) Architecture Alder Lake U
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Intel Pentium Gold 7505
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 Pentium Gold 8505 has 5 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.20 GHz (4.40 GHz).

AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 8505
8 Cores 5
16 Threads 6
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
4.00 GHz (5.20 GHz)
8x Zen 4
A-Core 1.20 GHz (4.40 GHz)
1x Golden Cove
-- B-Core 0.90 GHz (3.30 GHz)
4x Gracemont

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 Pentium Gold 8505
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 UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU)
0.80 GHz GPU frequency 0.20 GHz
2.80 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
3 GPU Generation 12
4 nm Technology 10 nm
4 Max. displays 3
12 Compute units 48
768 Shader 384
Yes Hardware Raytracing No
AMD FSR Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 64 GB
12 DirectX Version 12

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 UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP8 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec AV1 Decode
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS supports a maximum of 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium Gold 8505 can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 8505
DDR5-4800, DDR5-5600, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5X-7500 Memory LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
256 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
120.0 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 83.2 GB/s
Yes ECC No
8.00 MB L2 Cache 3.25 MB
16.00 MB L3 Cache 8.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 4.0
20 PCIe lanes 20
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 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 Pentium Gold 8505 is 15 W.

AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 8505
54 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) 55 W
-- 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 Pentium Gold 8505 cache has a total of 11.25 MB.

AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 8505
4 nm Technology 10 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 BGA 1744
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems
Q1/2023 Release date Q1/2022
-- Release price 193 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold 8505 (81%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold 8505 (34%)

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 Pentium Gold 8505 Intel Pentium Gold 8505
5C 6T @ 4.40 GHz
1550 (79%)

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 Pentium Gold 8505 Intel Pentium Gold 8505
5C 6T @ 1.60 GHz
4055 (35%)

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 Pentium Gold 8505 Intel Pentium Gold 8505
5C 6T @ 4.40 GHz
2146 (82%)

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 Pentium Gold 8505 Intel Pentium Gold 8505
5C 6T @ 1.60 GHz
4722 (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 7940HS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
AMD Radeon 780M @ 2.80 GHz
4357 (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold 8505 Intel Pentium Gold 8505
Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU) @ 1.10 GHz
844 (19%)

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 Pentium Gold 8505 Intel Pentium Gold 8505
5C 6T @ 1.60 GHz
8935 (29%)

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 Pentium Gold 8505 Intel Pentium Gold 8505
5C 6T @ 1.60 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 7940HS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
7423 (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold 8505 Intel Pentium Gold 8505
5C 6T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Pentium Gold 8505 Intel Pentium Gold 8505
5C 6T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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