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AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX vs Intel Core i3-1215U

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX
64.8Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i3-1215U
45.4Inno Score
64Single-core50.7
71.4Multi-core28.9
40Efficiencyspec-based75.3
—iGPU48.2
75.4Platformspec-based43.3
14 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX2 spec wins — Intel Core i3-1215U

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX wins this laptop processor face-off, 64.8 to 45.4, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+43) and single-core (+13). Intel Core i3-1215U 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 51
  • Stronger multi-core score: 71 vs 29
  • 700% higher Performance cores: 16 vs 2
  • 540% higher L3 cache: 64 MB vs 10 MB
  • 467% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 29,400 vs 5,182

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i3-1215U

  • 73% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 55 W

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX versus Intel Core i3-1215U
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7940HXIntel Core i3-1215U
Announced20242022
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 i3-1215U
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7940HXIntel Core i3-1215U
Cores16+167%6
Performance cores16+700%2
Efficiency cores04
Threads32+300%8
Base clock2.4 GHz+100%1.2 GHz
Boost clock5.2 GHz+18%4.4 GHz
L3 cache64 MB+540%10 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX versus Intel Core i3-1215U
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7940HXIntel Core i3-1215U
iGPUAMD Radeon 610MIntel UHD Graphics (64 EU)
iGPU clock2,200 MHz1,100 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX versus Intel Core i3-1215U
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7940HXIntel Core i3-1215U
Memory supportDDR5-5200LPDDR5-5200 / DDR5-4800 / DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267
Max memory64 GB64 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX versus Intel Core i3-1215U
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7940HXIntel Core i3-1215U
Geekbench 6 (single)2,751+32%Top 33%2,082Bottom 20%
Geekbench 6 (multi)16,094+209%Top 19%5,213Bottom 8%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,807+20%Top 39%1,512Bottom 28%
Cinebench R23 (multi)29,400+467%Top 8%5,182Bottom 14%
PassMark52,889+425%Top 7%10,082Bottom 17%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)—1,067Bottom 37%

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