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AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX vs Intel Core i7-13650HX

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX
64.8Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i7-13650HX
54.3Inno Score
64Single-core62.2
71.4Multi-core54.5
40Efficiencyspec-based28.9
75.4Platformspec-based66
11 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX5 spec wins — Intel Core i7-13650HX

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX wins this laptop processor face-off, 64.8 to 54.3, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+17) and single-core (+2). Intel Core i7-13650HX 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 55
  • 167% higher Performance cores: 16 vs 6
  • 167% higher L3 cache: 64 MB vs 24 MB
  • 77% higher PassMark: 52,889 vs 29,930
  • 60% higher threads: 32 vs 20

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-13650HX

  • 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 i7-13650HX
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7940HXIntel Core i7-13650HX
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 i7-13650HX
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7940HXIntel Core i7-13650HX
Cores16+14%14
Performance cores16+167%6
Efficiency cores08
Threads32+60%20
Base clock2.4 GHz2.6 GHz+8%
Boost clock5.2 GHz+6%4.9 GHz
L3 cache64 MB+167%24 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX versus Intel Core i7-13650HX
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7940HXIntel Core i7-13650HX
iGPUAMD Radeon 610MIntel UHD Graphics (16 EU)
iGPU clock2,200 MHz1,550 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX versus Intel Core i7-13650HX
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7940HXIntel Core i7-13650HX
Memory supportDDR5-5200DDR5-4800 / DDR4-3200
Max memory64 GB192 GB+200%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX versus Intel Core i7-13650HX
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7940HXIntel Core i7-13650HX
Geekbench 6 (single)2,751+8%Top 33%2,558Top 49%
Geekbench 6 (multi)16,094+21%Top 19%13,261Top 34%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,807Top 39%1,831+1%Top 35%
Cinebench R23 (multi)29,400+50%Top 8%19,630Top 17%
PassMark52,889+77%Top 7%29,930Top 23%

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