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AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX vs Intel Core 5 315

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX
64.8Inno Score
VS
Intel Core 5 315
50.7Inno Score
64Single-core54
71.4Multi-core35.7
40Efficiencyspec-based93
75.4Platformspec-based37.9
10 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX4 spec wins — Intel Core 5 315

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX wins this laptop processor face-off, 64.8 to 50.7, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+36) and single-core (+10). Intel Core 5 315 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 54
  • Stronger multi-core score: 71 vs 36
  • 967% higher L3 cache: 64 MB vs 6 MB
  • 700% higher Performance cores: 16 vs 2
  • 433% higher threads: 32 vs 6

Reasons to pick the Intel Core 5 315

  • 73% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 55 W
  • 60% lower process: 2 nm vs 5 nm

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX versus Intel Core 5 315
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7940HXIntel Core 5 315
Announced20242026
Process5 nm2 nm+60%
Base TDP55 W15 W+73%
Max TDP75 W+114%35 W

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX versus Intel Core 5 315
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7940HXIntel Core 5 315
Cores16+167%6
Performance cores16+700%2
Efficiency cores04
Threads32+433%6
Base clock2.4 GHz+60%1.5 GHz
Boost clock5.2 GHz+18%4.4 GHz
L3 cache64 MB+967%6 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX versus Intel Core 5 315
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7940HXIntel Core 5 315
iGPUAMD Radeon 610MIntel Graphics (2 Xe3-cores)
iGPU clock2,200 MHz2,300 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX versus Intel Core 5 315
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7940HXIntel Core 5 315
Memory supportDDR5-5200LPDDR5X-7467 / DDR5-6400
Max memory64 GB64 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX versus Intel Core 5 315
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7940HXIntel Core 5 315
Geekbench 6 (single)2,751+9%Top 33%2,516Bottom 49%
Geekbench 6 (multi)16,094+116%Top 19%7,454Bottom 22%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,807Top 39%—
Cinebench R23 (multi)29,400Top 8%—
PassMark52,889+260%Top 7%14,672Bottom 29%

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