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What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX or AMD Ryzen 7 7435HS? Which processor is faster?
Compare the available specifications of these models.
AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX has a base frequency of 2.4 GHz. 16 / 32 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 55 W. Released in 2025-04-23.
AMD Ryzen 7 7435HS has a base frequency of 3.1 GHz. 8 / 16 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 45 W.
Reasons to consider More number of cores
8 more cores
Higher turbo clock speed
Around 18% higher specified turbo frequency
Reasons to consider Higher clock speed
Around 29% better clock speed
Lower stated TDP / base power
Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.
AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX
Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.
Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.
Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.
Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 7 7435HS and AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.
Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX and AMD Ryzen 7 7435HS Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.
Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX and AMD Ryzen 7 7435HS, virtual machine technologies and process technology.
Shared tests with results for both models: 1
Each row uses one Blender version, operating system and compute backend.
| Test and settings | AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX | AMD Ryzen 7 7435HS | Result difference¹ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blender 5.2.0 / CPU / Windows | 483.484964 samples/min Submissions: 15 | 177.502472 samples/min Submissions: 7 | -63.3 % |
¹ Difference of the second result relative to the first in that row. No percentage is calculated for different upscaling algorithms. This compares published results, not a universal performance index.
These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.
Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.
| Model | Result | Reported conditions |
|---|---|---|
| AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX | 1717 points | System: MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG via MSI Deutschland CPU / power label: R9 8940HX 108 W / 90 W Graphics: GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop 115 W 1545 / 1500 MHz 8 GB RAM: 32 GB Exact test build and complete conditions are unreported; no ranking position. |
| Model | Result | Reported conditions |
|---|---|---|
| AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX | 114 points | System: MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG via MSI Deutschland CPU / power label: R9 8940HX 108 W / 90 W Graphics: GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop 115 W 1545 / 1500 MHz 8 GB RAM: 32 GB Exact test build and complete conditions are unreported; no ranking position. |
| Model | Result | Reported conditions |
|---|---|---|
| AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX | 18066.52093 H/s | RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 32 threads / windows System RAM: 32 GB OS: Windows NT 10.0 Motherboard: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. / FA608PP Duration: 55.351 s User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete. |
| Model | Result | Reported conditions |
|---|---|---|
| AMD Ryzen 7 7435HS | 4953.265936 H/s | RandomX / XMRig 6.22.2 / 1M / 8 threads / windows System RAM: 16 GB OS: Windows NT 10.0 Duration: 201.887 s User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete. |
| Model | Result | Reported conditions |
|---|---|---|
| AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX | 32521 points | System: MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG via MSI Deutschland CPU / power label: R9 8940HX 108 W / 90 W Graphics: GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop 115 W 1545 / 1500 MHz 8 GB RAM: 32 GB Exact test build and complete conditions are unreported; no ranking position. |
| Model | Result | Reported conditions |
|---|---|---|
| AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX | 1930 points | System: MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG via MSI Deutschland CPU / power label: R9 8940HX 108 W / 90 W Graphics: GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop 115 W 1545 / 1500 MHz 8 GB RAM: 32 GB Exact test build and complete conditions are unreported; no ranking position. |
| Model | Result | Reported conditions |
|---|---|---|
| AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX | 12720 points | System: MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG via MSI Deutschland CPU / power label: R9 8940HX 108 W / 90 W Graphics: GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop 115 W 1545 / 1500 MHz 8 GB RAM: 32 GB Exact test build and complete conditions are unreported; no ranking position. |
| Model | Result | Reported conditions |
|---|---|---|
| AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX | 747 points | System: MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG via MSI Deutschland CPU / power label: R9 8940HX 108 W / 90 W Graphics: GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop 115 W 1545 / 1500 MHz 8 GB RAM: 32 GB Exact test build and complete conditions are unreported; no ranking position. |
| Model | Result | Reported conditions |
|---|---|---|
| AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX | 5406 points | System: MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG via MSI Deutschland CPU / power label: R9 8940HX 108 W / 90 W Graphics: GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop 115 W 1545 / 1500 MHz 8 GB RAM: 32 GB Exact test build and complete conditions are unreported; no ranking position. |
| Model | Result | Reported conditions |
|---|---|---|
| AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX | 290 points | System: MSI Crosshair A17 HX D8WGKG via MSI Deutschland CPU / power label: R9 8940HX 108 W / 90 W Graphics: GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop 115 W 1545 / 1500 MHz 8 GB RAM: 32 GB Exact test build and complete conditions are unreported; no ranking position. |