AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX vs Intel Core 7 350
64Single-core67.2
71.4Multi-core35.5
40Efficiencyspec-based93
—iGPU54.2
75.4Platformspec-based37.9
11 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX5 spec wins — Intel Core 7 350
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX wins this laptop processor face-off, 64.8 to 54.3, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+36). Intel Core 7 350 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 36
- 967% higher L3 cache: 64 MB vs 6 MB
- 700% higher Performance cores: 16 vs 2
- 433% higher threads: 32 vs 6
- 266% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 29,400 vs 8,030
Reasons to pick the Intel Core 7 350
- Stronger single-core score: 67 vs 64
- 73% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 55 W
- 60% lower process: 2 nm vs 5 nm
- 13% higher Cinebench R23 (single): 2,046 vs 1,807
General
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX | Intel Core 7 350 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2024 | 2026 |
| Process | 5 nm | 2 nm+60% |
| Base TDP | 55 W | 15 W+73% |
| Max TDP | 75 W+114% | 35 W |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX | Intel Core 7 350 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 16+167% | 6 |
| Performance cores | 16+700% | 2 |
| Efficiency cores | 0 | 4 |
| Threads | 32+433% | 6 |
| Base clock | 2.4 GHz+60% | 1.5 GHz |
| Boost clock | 5.2 GHz+8% | 4.8 GHz |
| L3 cache | 64 MB+967% | 6 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX | Intel Core 7 350 |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | AMD Radeon 610M | Intel Graphics (2 Xe3-cores) |
| iGPU clock | 2,200 MHz | 2,600 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX | Intel Core 7 350 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | DDR5-5200 | LPDDR5X-7467 / DDR5-6400 |
| Max memory | 64 GB | 64 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX | Intel Core 7 350 |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 2,751+4%Top 33% | 2,652Top 41% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 16,094+107%Top 19% | 7,766Bottom 24% |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 1,807Top 39% | 2,046+13%Top 17% |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 29,400+266%Top 8% | 8,030Bottom 24% |
| PassMark | 52,889+250%Top 7% | 15,127Bottom 31% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | — | 1,401Bottom 49% |
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