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Intel Core i7-970 vs AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i7-970
24 %
6C / 12T · 3.46 GHz
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS
100 %
8C / 16T · 5.20 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i7-970
21 %
6C / 12T · 3.20 GHz
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS
100 %
8C / 16T · 4.00 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i7-970
29 %
6C / 12T · 3.46 GHz
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS
100 %
8C / 16T · 5.20 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i7-970
28 %
6C / 12T · 3.20 GHz
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS
100 %
8C / 16T · 4.00 GHz
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Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-970 | AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS |
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| Family | Intel Core i7 (300) | AMD Ryzen 9 PRO (5) |
| CPU group | Intel Core i7 900 (4) | AMD Ryzen 7040 (21) |
| Architecture | Gulftown | Phoenix (Zen 4) |
| Technology | 32 nm | 4 nm |
| Segment | Desktop | Notebook |
| Socket | LGA 1366 | FP8 |
| Predecessor | ||
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-970 | AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 6 / 12 | 8 / 16 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✓ |
| Core architecture | normal | normal |
| Cores: | 6x | 8x Zen 4 |
| Frequency: | 3.20 GHz | 4.00 GHz |
| Turbo (1 Core): | 3.46 GHz | 5.20 GHz |
| Turbo (All Cores): | ||
| L2-Cache | 1.50 MB | 8.00 MB |
| L3-Cache | 12.00 MB | 16.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Intel Core i7-970 | AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | no iGPU | AMD Radeon 780M |
| GPU frequency | 0.80 - 2.80 GHz | |
| CUs / Shader | / | 12 / 768 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Max. displays | 4 | |
| Max. GPU Memory | 32 GB | |
| Technology | 4 nm | |
| Release date | Q1/2023 |
NPU AI performance
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Intel Core i7-970 | AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS |
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| AI hardware | AMD Ryzen™ AI | |
| AI specifications | AMD dedicated AI XDNA Technology | |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-970 | AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS |
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| Memory | DDR3-1066 (25.6 GB/s) | LPDDR5X-7500 (120.0 GB/s) LPDDR5-6400 (102.4 GB/s) DDR5-5600 (89.6 GB/s) DDR5-4800 (76.8 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 24 GB | 256 GB |
| Memory channels | 3 | 2 |
| ECC | No | Yes |
| PCIe | 4.0 x 20 | |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 39.4 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Intel Core i7-970 | AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 130 W | 54 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | 35 W | |
| T. junction max. | 100 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Intel Core i7-970 | AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✗ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2 | SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512 |
| Release date | Q3/2010 | Q2/2023 |
| Release price | 594 $ | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
Your rating
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