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AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX vs Intel Core i5-13450HX

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX
64.8Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i5-13450HX
51Inno Score
64Single-core58.8
71.4Multi-core50.4
40Efficiencyspec-based28.9
75.4Platformspec-based61.7
12 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX3 spec wins — Intel Core i5-13450HX

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX wins this laptop processor face-off, 64.8 to 51, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+21) and single-core (+5). Intel Core i5-13450HX 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 59
  • Stronger multi-core score: 71 vs 50
  • 220% higher L3 cache: 64 MB vs 20 MB
  • 167% higher Performance cores: 16 vs 6
  • 117% higher PassMark: 52,889 vs 24,404

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i5-13450HX

  • 200% higher Max memory: 192 GB vs 64 GB
  • 109% higher Max TDP: 157 W vs 75 W

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX versus Intel Core i5-13450HX
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7940HXIntel Core i5-13450HX
Announced20242023
Process5 nm+50%10 nm
Base TDP55 W55 W
Max TDP75 W157 W+109%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX versus Intel Core i5-13450HX
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7940HXIntel Core i5-13450HX
Cores16+60%10
Performance cores16+167%6
Efficiency cores04
Threads32+100%16
Base clock2.4 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock5.2 GHz+13%4.6 GHz
L3 cache64 MB+220%20 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX versus Intel Core i5-13450HX
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7940HXIntel Core i5-13450HX
iGPUAMD Radeon 610MIntel UHD Graphics (16 EU)
iGPU clock2,200 MHz1,450 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX versus Intel Core i5-13450HX
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7940HXIntel Core i5-13450HX
Memory supportDDR5-5200DDR5-4800 / DDR4-3200
Max memory64 GB192 GB+200%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX versus Intel Core i5-13450HX
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7940HXIntel Core i5-13450HX
Geekbench 6 (single)2,751+14%Top 33%2,415Bottom 41%
Geekbench 6 (multi)16,094+27%Top 19%12,701Top 38%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,807+4%Top 39%1,741Top 50%
Cinebench R23 (multi)29,400+74%Top 8%16,869Top 30%
PassMark52,889+117%Top 7%24,404Top 39%

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