Ryzen 5 5600 vs AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS is ahead of the Ryzen 5 5600 on all 7 shared benchmarks on file, by 16% to 53%, including 53% in Cinebench R23 multi (16,746 vs 10,953).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 5 5600 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 · Zen 3

Ryzen 5 5600

6 cores65W TDP$199 MSRP2022

Full Ryzen 5 5600 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 5600	AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
cores	6	—
threads	12	—
boost clock ghz	4.4	—
tdp w	65	—
l3 cache mb	32	—
socket	AM4	—

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, TechPowerUp, CGDirector, GadgetVersus, Framework Community, WePC, Geekbench Browser 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 5600	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: TechPowerUp, CGDirector, Notebookcheck, GadgetVersus, Framework Community	10,953 points	16,746 points
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better) Source: TechPowerUp, CGDirector, Notebookcheck, GadgetVersus	1,462 points	1,785 points
Cinebench R23 single-core (higher is better) Source: WePC	1,306 pts	—
Geekbench 5 single-core (higher is better) Source: WePC	1,386 pts	—
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better) Source: Geekbench Browser, Framework Community, GadgetVersus	8,674 points	11,591 points
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better) Source: Geekbench Browser, Framework Community, GadgetVersus	2,052 points	2,389 points
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better) Source: PassMark	21,518 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	—	3,852 points
PassMark CPU Single Thread Rating (higher is better) Source: PassMark	3,253 points	—

Quick answers

Which is faster, the Ryzen 5 5600 or the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS?

The AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS is ahead of the Ryzen 5 5600 on all 7 shared benchmarks on file, by 16% to 53%, including 53% in Cinebench R23 multi (16,746 vs 10,953).