Ryzen 5 3600X vs AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS is ahead of the Ryzen 5 3600X on all 6 shared benchmarks on file, by 35% to 76%, including 76% in Cinebench R23 multi (16,746 vs 9,526).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 5 3600X and the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.

AMD

Ryzen 5 3600X

6 cores95W TDP

Full Ryzen 5 3600X benchmarks →

AMD · Zen 4

AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS

Full AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS benchmarks →

*Price sourced from Amazon.com. Price and availability subject to change.

Where to buy

A listing for each part; the current price and stock are on the retailer's page.

Specs side-by-side

Spec	Ryzen 5 3600X	AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
cores	6	—
threads	12	—
base clock ghz	3.8	—
tdp w	95	—

Synthetic benchmarks

Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from Notebookcheck, CGDirector, Framework Community, Geekbench Browser, HardwareDB and PassMark; each row links its sources, and where they differ the cell shows their median. Empty cells mean we don't yet have that benchmark on file for the SKU.

Benchmark	Ryzen 5 3600X	AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
Cinebench 2024 multi (higher is better) Source: Notebookcheck	—	912 points
Cinebench 2024 single (higher is better) Source: Notebookcheck	—	106 points
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better) Source: CGDirector, Notebookcheck, Framework Community	9,526 points	16,746 points
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better) Source: CGDirector, Notebookcheck	1,323 points	1,785 points
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better) Source: Geekbench Browser, HardwareDB, Framework Community	7,372 points	11,591 points
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better) Source: Geekbench Browser, HardwareDB, Framework Community	1,732 points	2,389 points
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better) Source: PassMark	18,123 points	29,856 pts
PassMark CPU Mark (Single Thread) (higher is better) Source: PassMark	—	3,854 points
PassMark CPU Mark single thread (higher is better) Source: PassMark	2,645 points	—
PassMark CPU Mark single-thread (higher is better) Source: PassMark	—	3,852 points
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better) Source: PassMark	2,646 points	3,856 pts
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better) Source: PassMark	—	3,846 points

Quick answers

Which is faster, the Ryzen 5 3600X or the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS?

The AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS is ahead of the Ryzen 5 3600X on all 6 shared benchmarks on file, by 35% to 76%, including 76% in Cinebench R23 multi (16,746 vs 9,526).