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AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX vs Intel Core 5 120U

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX
64.8Inno Score
VS
Intel Core 5 120U
51.6Inno Score
64Single-core59.8
71.4Multi-core36.2
40Efficiencyspec-based75.3
75.4Platformspec-based50.3
13 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX3 spec wins — Intel Core 5 120U

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX wins this laptop processor face-off, 64.8 to 51.6, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+35) and single-core (+4). Intel Core 5 120U still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX

  • Stronger single-core score: 64 vs 60
  • Stronger multi-core score: 71 vs 36
  • 700% higher Performance cores: 16 vs 2
  • 433% higher L3 cache: 64 MB vs 12 MB
  • 342% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 29,400 vs 6,659

Reasons to pick the Intel Core 5 120U

  • 73% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 55 W
  • 50% higher Max memory: 96 GB vs 64 GB

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX versus Intel Core 5 120U
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7940HXIntel Core 5 120U
Announced20242024
Process5 nm+50%10 nm
Base TDP55 W15 W+73%
Max TDP75 W+36%55 W

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX versus Intel Core 5 120U
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7940HXIntel Core 5 120U
Cores16+60%10
Performance cores16+700%2
Efficiency cores08
Threads32+167%12
Base clock2.4 GHz+71%1.4 GHz
Boost clock5.2 GHz+4%5 GHz
L3 cache64 MB+433%12 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX versus Intel Core 5 120U
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7940HXIntel Core 5 120U
iGPUAMD Radeon 610MIntel Iris Xe (80 EU)
iGPU clock2,200 MHz1,300 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX versus Intel Core 5 120U
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7940HXIntel Core 5 120U
Memory supportDDR5-5200LPDDR5X-5200 / DDR5-5200 / DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267
Max memory64 GB96 GB+50%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX versus Intel Core 5 120U
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7940HXIntel Core 5 120U
Geekbench 6 (single)2,751+11%Top 33%2,469Bottom 45%
Geekbench 6 (multi)16,094+77%Top 19%9,070Bottom 34%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,807+3%Top 39%1,757Top 48%
Cinebench R23 (multi)29,400+342%Top 8%6,659Bottom 18%
PassMark52,889+256%Top 7%14,877Bottom 29%

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