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AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX vs Intel Core 7 150U

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX
64.8Inno Score
VS
Intel Core 7 150U
53Inno Score
64Single-core63.2
71.4Multi-core37.4
40Efficiencyspec-based75.3
75.4Platformspec-based50.3
11 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX5 spec wins — Intel Core 7 150U

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX wins this laptop processor face-off, 64.8 to 53, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+34) and single-core (+1). Intel Core 7 150U 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 multi-core score: 71 vs 37
  • 700% higher Performance cores: 16 vs 2
  • 433% higher L3 cache: 64 MB vs 12 MB
  • 261% higher PassMark: 52,889 vs 14,639
  • 237% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 29,400 vs 8,722

Reasons to pick the Intel Core 7 150U

  • 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 7 150U
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7940HXIntel Core 7 150U
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 7 150U
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7940HXIntel Core 7 150U
Cores16+60%10
Performance cores16+700%2
Efficiency cores08
Threads32+167%12
Base clock2.4 GHz+33%1.8 GHz
Boost clock5.2 GHz5.4 GHz+4%
L3 cache64 MB+433%12 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX versus Intel Core 7 150U
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7940HXIntel Core 7 150U
iGPUAMD Radeon 610MIntel Graphics (96 EU)
iGPU clock2,200 MHz1,300 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX versus Intel Core 7 150U
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7940HXIntel Core 7 150U
Memory supportDDR5-5200DDR5-5200 / LPDDR5/X-5200 / DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267
Max memory64 GB96 GB+50%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX versus Intel Core 7 150U
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7940HXIntel Core 7 150U
Geekbench 6 (single)2,751+6%Top 33%2,586Top 45%
Geekbench 6 (multi)16,094+79%Top 19%8,993Bottom 33%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,807Top 39%1,870+3%Top 33%
Cinebench R23 (multi)29,400+237%Top 8%8,722Bottom 31%
PassMark52,889+261%Top 7%14,639Bottom 28%

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