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AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX vs Intel Core i7-1260P

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX
64.8Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i7-1260P
50.4Inno Score
64Single-core58.1
71.4Multi-core39.2
40Efficiencyspec-based60.2
75.4Platformspec-based53.8
14 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX2 spec wins — Intel Core i7-1260P

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX wins this laptop processor face-off, 64.8 to 50.4, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+32) and single-core (+6). Intel Core i7-1260P 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 58
  • Stronger multi-core score: 71 vs 39
  • 300% higher Performance cores: 16 vs 4
  • 256% higher L3 cache: 64 MB vs 18 MB
  • 222% higher PassMark: 52,889 vs 16,411

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-1260P

  • 49% lower Base TDP: 28 W vs 55 W

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX versus Intel Core i7-1260P
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7940HXIntel Core i7-1260P
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 i7-1260P
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7940HXIntel Core i7-1260P
Cores16+33%12
Performance cores16+300%4
Efficiency cores08
Threads32+100%16
Base clock2.4 GHz+14%2.1 GHz
Boost clock5.2 GHz+11%4.7 GHz
L3 cache64 MB+256%18 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX versus Intel Core i7-1260P
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7940HXIntel Core i7-1260P
iGPUAMD Radeon 610MIntel Iris Xe (96 EU)
iGPU clock2,200 MHz1,400 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX versus Intel Core i7-1260P
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7940HXIntel Core i7-1260P
Memory supportDDR5-5200LPDDR5-5200 / DDR5-4800 / LPDDR4x-4267 / DDR4-3200
Max memory64 GB64 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX versus Intel Core i7-1260P
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7940HXIntel Core i7-1260P
Geekbench 6 (single)2,751+13%Top 33%2,424Bottom 42%
Geekbench 6 (multi)16,094+69%Top 19%9,532Bottom 37%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,807+7%Top 39%1,695Bottom 45%
Cinebench R23 (multi)29,400+208%Top 8%9,551Bottom 33%
PassMark52,889+222%Top 7%16,411Bottom 36%

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