AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS vs Intel Core i5-11320H

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-11320H
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS Intel Core i5-11320H

CPU comparison

AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS or Intel Core i5-11320H - 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 Intel Core i5-11320H has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-11320H was released in Q2/2021.
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO (4) Family Intel Core i5 (331)
AMD Ryzen 7040 (21) CPU group Intel Core i 11000H (17)
6 Generation 11
Phoenix (Zen 4) Architecture Tiger Lake H
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- 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 Intel Core i5-11320H has 4 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-11320H is at 3.20 GHz (4.50 GHz).

AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS Characteristic Intel Core i5-11320H
8 Cores 4
16 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
4.00 GHz Frequency 3.20 GHz
5.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.50 GHz
-- 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 PRO 7940HS Characteristic Intel Core i5-11320H
AMD Ryzen AI AI hardware --
AMD dedicated AI XDNA Technology AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS or Intel Core i5-11320H 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 Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Tiger Lake)
0.80 GHz GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
2.80 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.35 GHz
3 GPU Generation 12
4 nm Technology 10 nm
4 Max. displays 4
12 Compute units 96
768 Shader 768
Yes Hardware Raytracing No
AMD FSR Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 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 Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Tiger Lake)
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 PRO 7940HS can use up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 120.0 GB/s. The Intel Core i5-11320H supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 68.2 GB/s.

AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS Characteristic Intel Core i5-11320H
DDR5-4800, DDR5-5600, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5X-7500 Memory LPDDR4X-4266, DDR4-3200
256 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
120.0 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 68.2 GB/s
Yes ECC No
8.00 MB L2 Cache 5.00 MB
16.00 MB L3 Cache 8.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 4.0
20 PCIe lanes 4
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 7.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS is 54 W, while the Intel Core i5-11320H has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS Characteristic Intel Core i5-11320H
54 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
35 W TDP down 28 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS is manufactured in 4 nm and has 24.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i5-11320H is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 13.00 MB cache.

AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS Characteristic Intel Core i5-11320H
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, AVX-512
FP8 Socket BGA 1449
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2023 Release date Q2/2021
-- Release price 309 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS (100%)
Intel Core i5-11320H (73%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS (100%)
Intel Core i5-11320H (45%)

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%)
Intel Core i5-11320H Intel Core i5-11320H
4C 8T @ 4.50 GHz
1417 (72%)

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%)
Intel Core i5-11320H Intel Core i5-11320H
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
5120 (44%)

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%)
Intel Core i5-11320H Intel Core i5-11320H
4C 8T @ 4.50 GHz
1911 (73%)

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%)
Intel Core i5-11320H Intel Core i5-11320H
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
5633 (45%)

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%)
Intel Core i5-11320H Intel Core i5-11320H
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Tiger Lake) @ 1.35 GHz
2070 (48%)

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 PRO 7940HS AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-11320H Intel Core i5-11320H
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
11160 (100%)

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 PRO 7940HS AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-11320H Intel Core i5-11320H
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
2392 (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 PRO 7940HS AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
10 (100%)
Intel Core i5-11320H Intel Core i5-11320H
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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