Skip to content
InnoReviews

AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX vs Intel Core i5-1240P

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX
64.8Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i5-1240P
48Inno Score
64Single-core51.5
71.4Multi-core39.2
40Efficiencyspec-based60.2
75.4Platformspec-based50.7
14 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX2 spec wins — Intel Core i5-1240P

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX wins this laptop processor face-off, 64.8 to 48, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+32) and single-core (+13). Intel Core i5-1240P 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 52
  • Stronger multi-core score: 71 vs 39
  • 433% higher L3 cache: 64 MB vs 12 MB
  • 300% higher Performance cores: 16 vs 4
  • 255% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 29,400 vs 8,274

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i5-1240P

  • 49% lower Base TDP: 28 W vs 55 W

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX versus Intel Core i5-1240P
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7940HXIntel Core i5-1240P
Announced20242022
Process5 nm+50%10 nm
Base TDP55 W28 W+49%
Max TDP75 W+17%64 W

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX versus Intel Core i5-1240P
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7940HXIntel Core i5-1240P
Cores16+33%12
Performance cores16+300%4
Efficiency cores08
Threads32+100%16
Base clock2.4 GHz+41%1.7 GHz
Boost clock5.2 GHz+18%4.4 GHz
L3 cache64 MB+433%12 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX versus Intel Core i5-1240P
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7940HXIntel Core i5-1240P
iGPUAMD Radeon 610MIntel Iris Xe (80 EU)
iGPU clock2,200 MHz1,300 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX versus Intel Core i5-1240P
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7940HXIntel Core i5-1240P
Memory supportDDR5-5200LPDDR5-5200 / DDR5-4800 / LPDDR4x-4267 / DDR4-3200
Max memory64 GB64 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX versus Intel Core i5-1240P
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7940HXIntel Core i5-1240P
Geekbench 6 (single)2,751+25%Top 33%2,209Bottom 26%
Geekbench 6 (multi)16,094+55%Top 19%10,364Bottom 41%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,807+23%Top 39%1,475Bottom 26%
Cinebench R23 (multi)29,400+255%Top 8%8,274Bottom 25%
PassMark52,889+237%Top 7%15,707Bottom 34%

Related comparisons

AMD Ryzen 9 7940HXvs AMD Ryzen 9 7945HXVSAMD Ryzen 9 7940HXvs Apple M4 (10-core)VSAMD Ryzen 9 7940HXvs Intel Core Ultra 7 255HVSAMD Ryzen 9 7940HXvs AMD Ryzen AI 9 365VSIntel Core i5-1240Pvs AMD Ryzen 5 7535HSVSIntel Core i5-1240Pvs Intel Core i5-12500HVSIntel Core i5-1240Pvs AMD Ryzen 5 7530UVSIntel Core i5-1240Pvs Intel Core i7-1255UVS

Try another matchup