AMD Ryzen 9 7940H — Benchmarks & Specs
Bottom line: how fast is the AMD Ryzen 9 7940H?
In PassMark CPU Mark it scores 28,358–28,388 points, across two PassMark results (PassMark CPU benchmark listing, PassMark CPU benchmark listing). Across all its cores it scores 16,746–16,801 points in Cinebench R23 multi, across two Notebookcheck results (Notebookcheck result of 2023-07-01, Notebookcheck CPU benchmark listing).
Every figure above is a row in the tables below, and each row links out to the review or public benchmark database the number was taken from. SpecPicks aggregates published measurements; it does not report first-party benchmark runs.
The AMD Ryzen 9 7940H is a processor from the Zen 4 family from AMD. Data on this page draws on 12 synthetic benchmark results (top 10 shown), compiled from CPU-Monkey, Framework Community, Notebookcheck, PassMark; each table row links to its source. Read this page when shopping the AMD Ryzen 9 7940H, comparing it against other processors in your build, or sizing it for a specific workload (synthetic benchmark scores).
Synthetic Benchmarks
Higher is better. Bars are scaled within each benchmark family (multi-thread, single-thread, etc.) so you can compare like-with-like at a glance.
| Benchmark | Relative | Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PassMark CPU Mark | 28,388 points | PassMark Software retrieved 2026-07-21 | |
| PassMark CPU Mark | 28,358 pts | PassMark retrieved 2026-04-20 | |
| Cinebench R23 multi | 16,801 points | Notebookcheck 2023-07 | |
| Cinebench R23 multi | 16,746 points | Notebookcheck retrieved 2026-07-21 | |
| Geekbench 6 multi | 12,447 points | CPU-Monkey (Geekbench 6 aggregate) retrieved 2026-09-30 | |
| Geekbench 6 multi | 11,591 points | Framework Community 2024-01 | |
| PassMark CPU Mark single thread | 3,813 points | PassMark Software retrieved 2026-09-30 | |
| PassMark CPU Mark single thread | 3,799 pts | PassMark retrieved 2026-04-20 | |
| Geekbench 6 single | 2,617 points | CPU-Monkey (Geekbench 6 aggregate) retrieved 2026-09-30 | |
| Geekbench 6 single | 2,389 points | Framework Community 2024-01 |
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