AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX vs Intel Pentium G2030T

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AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium G2030T
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX Intel Pentium G2030T

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX and the Intel Pentium G2030T 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 Intel Pentium G2030T which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2013.
AMD Ryzen 9 (35) Family Intel Pentium (150)
AMD Ryzen 7045 (6) CPU group Intel Pentium G2000 (4)
6 Generation 4
Dragon Range (Zen 4) Architecture Ivy Bridge S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX is a 16 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz (5.20 GHz). The processor can compute 32 threads at the same time. The Intel Pentium G2030T clocks with 2.60 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.

AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX Characteristic Intel Pentium G2030T
16 Cores 2
32 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
2.30 GHz Frequency 2.60 GHz
5.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 7940HX Characteristic Intel Pentium G2030T
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

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 Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1)
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.65 GHz
2.20 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.05 GHz
9 GPU Generation 7
6 nm Technology 22 nm
3 Max. displays 3
2 Compute units 6
128 Shader 48
Yes Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
8 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 DirectX Version 11.0

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 Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 128 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX, while the Intel Pentium G2030T supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 21.3 GB/s enabled.

AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX Characteristic Intel Pentium G2030T
DDR5-5200 Memory DDR3-1333
128 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
83.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
16.00 MB L2 Cache --
64.00 MB L3 Cache 3.00 MB
5.0 PCIe version 2.0
28 PCIe lanes 16
110.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX has a TDP of 55 W. The TDP of the Intel Pentium G2030T is 35 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX Characteristic Intel Pentium G2030T
55 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
75 W TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX has 80.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 5 nm. The cache of Intel Pentium G2030T is at 3.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm.

AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX Characteristic Intel Pentium G2030T
5 nm Technology 22 nm
Chiplet 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
FL1 Socket LGA 1155
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 50 $
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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 GHzNot verified
443 (100%)
Intel Pentium G2030T Intel Pentium G2030T
Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) @ 1.05 GHz
101 (23%)

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 GHzNot verified
1864 (100%)
Intel Pentium G2030T Intel Pentium G2030T
2C 2T @ 2.60 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 @ 2.30 GHzNot verified
33370 (100%)
Intel Pentium G2030T Intel Pentium G2030T
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

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 7940HX AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX
16C 32T @ 5.20 GHzNot verified
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium G2030T Intel Pentium G2030T
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
508 (100%)

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 7940HX AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX
16C 32T @ 2.30 GHzNot verified
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium G2030T Intel Pentium G2030T
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
953 (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 7940HX AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX
16C 32T @ 5.20 GHzNot verified
2691 (100%)
Intel Pentium G2030T Intel Pentium G2030T
2C 2T @ 2.60 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 7940HX AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX
16C 32T @ 2.30 GHzNot verified
15792 (100%)
Intel Pentium G2030T Intel Pentium G2030T
2C 2T @ 2.60 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 @ 2.30 GHzNot verified
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium G2030T Intel Pentium G2030T
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
1581 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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