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Ryzen 7 5800X vs AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS is ahead of the Ryzen 7 5800X on all 4 shared benchmarks on file, by 0% to 12%, including 5% in Cinebench R23 single (1,785 vs 1,698).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 7 5800X 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.

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Where to buy

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Specs side-by-side

SpecRyzen 7 5800XAMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
cores 8—
threads 16—
boost clock ghz 4.7—
tdp w 105—
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, Tom's Hardware, CGDirector, Framework Community, PassMark and CpuTronic; 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.

BenchmarkRyzen 7 5800XAMD 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: Tom's Hardware, CGDirector, Notebookcheck, Framework Community		 28,864 pts16,746 points
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better)
Source: Tom's Hardware, CGDirector, Notebookcheck		 1,698 pts1,785 points
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better)
Source: PassMark, CpuTronic, Framework Community		 14,141 pts11,591 points
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better)
Source: PassMark, CpuTronic, Framework Community		 2,187 pts2,389 points
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 29,840 pts29,856 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 Single Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 3,448 points3,856 pts
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 —3,846 points
PassMark Single-Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 3,448 points—

AI inference (tokens/sec)

Top community-reported tokens-per-second results for popular LLMs whose weights fit the card's memory, each linked to its source. See the per-SKU benchmark page for the full set including quantization and prompt length.

Ryzen 7 5800X

All Ryzen 7 5800X AI benchmarks →

AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS

No verified AI inference results on file. See the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS benchmark page →

Quick answers

Which is faster, the Ryzen 7 5800X or the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS?

The AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS is ahead of the Ryzen 7 5800X on all 4 shared benchmarks on file, by 0% to 12%, including 5% in Cinebench R23 single (1,785 vs 1,698).

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