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Intel Core i7-5930K vs AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2014
Intel Core i7-5930K
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2023-04-30
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AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-5930K or AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i7-5930K has a base frequency of 3.50 GHz. 6 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 140 W. Released in Q3/2014.

AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS has a base frequency of 4 GHz. 8 / 16 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 35-54 W. Released in 2023-04-30.

Differences


Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-5930K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    271 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    191 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    472 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    261 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    427 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    307 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    76 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    217 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    138 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    202 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    154 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    264 place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 14% better clock speed

    4 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz
  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    8 left arrow 6
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 41 % higher specified turbo frequency

    5.2 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    26 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    88 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    13 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    13 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    19 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-5930K Intel Core i7-5930K
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 5000X left arrow AMD Ryzen 7040
  • Family
    Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition left arrow Ryzen
  • Generation
    5 left arrow 6
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Mobile
  • Form Factor
    - left arrow Laptops / Desktops
  • Series
    - left arrow Ryzen 7000 Series
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.5 GHz left arrow 4 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 8
  • CPU Threads
    12 left arrow 16
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.7 GHz left arrow 5.2 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    3.6 GHz left arrow -
  • Core Configuration
    - left arrow 8x Zen 4
  • Max. Boost Clock
    - left arrow 5.2 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    None left arrow AMD Radeon 780M
  • DirectX Version
    - left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    - left arrow 12
  • Generation
    - left arrow 10
  • GPU Frequency
    - left arrow 2800 MHz
  • GPU Turbo
    - left arrow 2700 MHz
  • Graphics Cores
    - left arrow 12
  • Max. displays
    - left arrow 4
  • Max. GPU Memory
    - left arrow 32 GB
  • Release date
    - left arrow Q1/2023
  • Shader
    - left arrow 768
  • Technology
    - left arrow 4 nm
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow Conflicting source values: Decode | Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS and Intel Core i7-5930K. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    - left arrow 256 GB
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-2133 left arrow DDR5 (FP7r2) / LPDDR5X (FP7-FP8)
  • PCIe lanes
    40 left arrow -
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow -
  • Memory Bandwidth
    - left arrow 89.6 GB/s
  • PCIe
    - left arrow PCIe 4.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-5930K and AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    - left arrow 100 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    140 W left arrow -
  • TDP down
    - left arrow 35 W
  • Configurable TDP
    - left arrow 35-54 W
  • Default TDP
    - left arrow 35-54 W
  • TDP (PL1 / PBP, legacy combined label)
    - left arrow 54 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-5930K and AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Haswell E left arrow Phoenix (Zen 4)
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
  • L2-Cache
    - left arrow 8 MB
  • L3-Cache
    15 MB left arrow 16 MB
  • Part Number
    - left arrow 100-000001128
  • Release date
    Q3/2014 left arrow 2023-04-30
  • Socket
    LGA 2011-3 left arrow FP7 / FP7r2 / FP8
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow TSMC 4nm FinFET
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • Chip design
    - left arrow Monolithic
  • Codename
    - left arrow Phoenix
  • Documents
    - left arrow Technical data sheet
  • Operating systems
    - left arrow Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.25.0 / 1M / 8 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS 4363.458652 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.25.0 / 1M / 8 threads / windows
System RAM: 32 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Duration: 229.176 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i7-5930K and AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

984.000000
Intel Core i7-5930K
1974.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

5788.000000
Intel Core i7-5930K
11600.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS

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