AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS vs AMD Ryzen Embedded 5900E

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AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen Embedded 5900E
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS AMD Ryzen Embedded 5900E

CPU comparison

AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS or AMD Ryzen Embedded 5900E - 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 PRO 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 PRO 7940HS was released in Q2/2023.

The AMD Ryzen Embedded 5900E has 12 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen Embedded 5900E was released in Q2/2023.
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO (4) Family AMD Ryzen Embedded (4)
AMD Ryzen 7040 (21) CPU group AMD Ryzen Embedded 5000 (4)
6 Generation 3
Phoenix (Zen 4) Architecture Vermeer (Zen 3)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS is 4.00 GHz (5.20 GHz) while the AMD Ryzen Embedded 5900E has 12 CPU cores and 24 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen Embedded 5900E is at 3.35 GHz (3.70 GHz).

AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS Characteristic AMD Ryzen Embedded 5900E
8 Cores 12
16 Threads 24
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
4.00 GHz Frequency 3.35 GHz
5.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.70 GHz
-- 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 PRO 7940HS Characteristic AMD Ryzen Embedded 5900E
AMD Ryzen™ AI AI hardware --
AMD dedicated AI XDNA Technology AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS or AMD Ryzen Embedded 5900E has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

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 PRO 7940HS can use up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 120.0 GB/s. The AMD Ryzen Embedded 5900E supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 51.2 GB/s.

AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS Characteristic AMD Ryzen Embedded 5900E
DDR5-4800, DDR5-5600, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5X-7500 Memory DDR4-3200
256 GB Max. Memory 128 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
120.0 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
8.00 MB L2 Cache 6.00 MB
16.00 MB L3 Cache 64.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 4.0
20 PCIe lanes 24
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS is 54 W, while the AMD Ryzen Embedded 5900E has a TDP of 105 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS Characteristic AMD Ryzen Embedded 5900E
54 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 105 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
35 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS is manufactured in 4 nm and has 24.00 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen Embedded 5900E is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 70.00 MB cache.

AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS Characteristic AMD Ryzen Embedded 5900E
4 nm Technology 7 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4a, AVX2, FMA3
FP8 Socket AM4 (PGA 1331)
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2023 Release date Q2/2023
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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 PRO 7940HS AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS
8C 16T @ 5.20 GHz
1974 (100%)
AMD Ryzen Embedded 5900E AMD Ryzen Embedded 5900E
12C 24T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)

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 PRO 7940HS AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
11600 (100%)
AMD Ryzen Embedded 5900E AMD Ryzen Embedded 5900E
12C 24T @ 3.35 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 PRO 7940HS AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS
8C 16T @ 5.20 GHz
2617 (100%)
AMD Ryzen Embedded 5900E AMD Ryzen Embedded 5900E
12C 24T @ 3.70 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 PRO 7940HS AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
12447 (100%)
AMD Ryzen Embedded 5900E AMD Ryzen Embedded 5900E
12C 24T @ 3.35 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 PRO 7940HS AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS
AMD Radeon 780M @ 2.80 GHz
4357 (100%)
AMD Ryzen Embedded 5900E AMD Ryzen Embedded 5900E
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 PRO 7940HS AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
10 (100%)
AMD Ryzen Embedded 5900E AMD Ryzen Embedded 5900E
12C 24T @ 3.35 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS AMD Ryzen Embedded 5900E
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