AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX vs AMD Athlon Neo X2 L325

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AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Athlon Neo X2 L325
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX AMD Athlon Neo X2 L325

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX and the AMD Athlon Neo X2 L325 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX 16 core processor released in Q1/2023 with the AMD Athlon Neo X2 L325 which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2009.
AMD Ryzen 9 (40) Family AMD Athlon (29)
AMD Ryzen 7045 (6) CPU group Unknown M (4)
6 Generation 0
Dragon Range (Zen 4) Architecture Unknown
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX is a 16 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz (5.20 GHz). The processor can compute 32 threads at the same time. The AMD Athlon Neo X2 L325 clocks with 1.50 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.

AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX Characteristic AMD Athlon Neo X2 L325
16 Cores 2
32 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
2.40 GHz Frequency 1.50 GHz
5.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- 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 7940HX Characteristic AMD Athlon Neo X2 L325
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

AMD Radeon 610M GPU no iGPU
0.40 GHz GPU frequency --
2.20 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9 GPU Generation --
6 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
2 Compute units --
128 Shader --
Yes Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
8 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 610M 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 / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 64 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX, while the AMD Athlon Neo X2 L325 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of -- enabled.

AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX Characteristic AMD Athlon Neo X2 L325
DDR5-5200 Memory DDR2
64 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
83.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
16.00 MB L2 Cache 1.00 MB
64.00 MB L3 Cache --
5.0 PCIe version --
28 PCIe lanes --
110.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX has a TDP of 55 W. The TDP of the AMD Athlon Neo X2 L325 is 18 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX Characteristic AMD Athlon Neo X2 L325
55 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 18 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
75 W TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 95 °C

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX has 80.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 5 nm. The cache of AMD Athlon Neo X2 L325 is at 1.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 0 nm.

AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX Characteristic AMD Athlon Neo X2 L325
5 nm Technology
Chiplet Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512 ISA extensions Unknown
FL1 Socket ASB1
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization Unknown
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems
Q1/2023 Release date Q3/2009
-- Release price --
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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 7940HX AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX
16C 32T @ 5.20 GHz
1864 (100%)
AMD Athlon Neo X2 L325 AMD Athlon Neo X2 L325
2C 2T @ 1.50 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 7940HX AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX
16C 32T @ 2.40 GHz
33370 (100%)
AMD Athlon Neo X2 L325 AMD Athlon Neo X2 L325
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

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 7940HX AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX
16C 32T @ 5.20 GHz
2691 (100%)
AMD Athlon Neo X2 L325 AMD Athlon Neo X2 L325
2C 2T @ 1.50 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 7940HX AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX
16C 32T @ 2.40 GHz
15792 (100%)
AMD Athlon Neo X2 L325 AMD Athlon Neo X2 L325
2C 2T @ 1.50 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 7940HX AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX
AMD Radeon 610M @ 2.20 GHz
443 (100%)
AMD Athlon Neo X2 L325 AMD Athlon Neo X2 L325
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 7940HX AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX
16C 32T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon Neo X2 L325 AMD Athlon Neo X2 L325
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
475 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX AMD Athlon Neo X2 L325
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