AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX — Benchmarks & Specs
Bottom line: how fast is the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX?
In PassMark CPU Mark it scores 53,334–53,440 pts, across two PassMark results (PassMark CPU benchmark listing, PassMark CPU benchmark listing). Across all its cores it scores 29,400 points in Cinebench R23 multi, per Notebookcheck.
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 7940HX is a processor from the Zen 4 family from AMD. Data on this page draws on 12 synthetic benchmark results (top 10 shown), 1 measured game frame-rate result, compiled from Notebookcheck, PassMark, TopCPU.net; each table row links to its source. Read this page when shopping the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX, comparing it against other processors in your build, or sizing it for a specific workload (gaming at 1080p/1440p/4K or synthetic benchmark scores).
Gaming Performance (measured FPS)
Average and 1% low frame rates by game, resolution, and quality preset. Bars are scaled against the fastest result on this page.
| Game | Resolution | Settings | Relative | Avg FPS | 1% low | Test GPU | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 1080p | High | 308 fps | — | Not recorded | Notebookcheck 2024-01-23 |
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 | 53,440 pts | PassMark retrieved 2026-04-20 | |
| PassMark CPU Mark | 53,334 points | PassMark Software retrieved 2026-05-19 | |
| Cinebench R23 multi | 29,400 points | Notebookcheck retrieved 2026-09-29 | |
| Geekbench 6 multi | 16,094 points | Notebookcheck retrieved 2026-09-29 | |
| Geekbench 6 multi | 15,655 points | TopCPU.net retrieved 2026-08-27 | |
| PassMark CPU Mark single thread | 3,947 pts | PassMark retrieved 2026-04-20 | |
| PassMark CPU Mark single thread | 3,946 points | PassMark Software retrieved 2026-05-19 | |
| PassMark CPU Mark single thread | 3,944 points | PassMark Software retrieved 2026-06-18 | |
| PassMark CPU Mark single thread | 3,929 points | PassMark Software retrieved 2026-08-27 | |
| Geekbench 6 single | 2,751 points | Notebookcheck retrieved 2026-09-29 |
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