AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX vs Intel Core Ultra 5 336H
64Single-core60.7
71.4Multi-core53.9
40Efficiencyspec-based81.4
32iGPU70.5
75.4Platformspec-based55.3
8 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX7 spec wins — Intel Core Ultra 5 336H
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX scores 61.5 against 61.6 for Intel Core Ultra 5 336H. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Intel Core Ultra 5 336H edges ahead in iGPU, or by price.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX
- Stronger single-core score: 64 vs 61
- Stronger multi-core score: 71 vs 54
- 300% higher Performance cores: 16 vs 4
- 256% higher L3 cache: 64 MB vs 18 MB
- 167% higher threads: 32 vs 12
Reasons to pick the Intel Core Ultra 5 336H
- Stronger iGPU score: 71 vs 32
- 465% higher 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU): 2,912 vs 515
- 100% higher Max memory: 128 GB vs 64 GB
- 60% lower process: 2 nm vs 5 nm
- 55% lower Base TDP: 25 W vs 55 W
General
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX | Intel Core Ultra 5 336H |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2024 | 2026 |
| Process | 5 nm | 2 nm+60% |
| Base TDP | 55 W | 25 W+55% |
| Max TDP | 75 W+15% | 65 W |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX | Intel Core Ultra 5 336H |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 16+33% | 12 |
| Performance cores | 16+300% | 4 |
| Efficiency cores | 0 | 8 |
| Threads | 32+167% | 12 |
| Base clock | 2.4 GHz+26% | 1.9 GHz |
| Boost clock | 5.2 GHz+13% | 4.6 GHz |
| L3 cache | 64 MB+256% | 18 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX | Intel Core Ultra 5 336H |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | AMD Radeon 610M | Intel Graphics (4 Xe3-cores) |
| iGPU clock | 2,200 MHz | 2,300 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX | Intel Core Ultra 5 336H |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | DDR5-5200 | LPDDR5X-8533 / DDR5-7200 |
| Max memory | 64 GB | 128 GB+100% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX | Intel Core Ultra 5 336H |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 2,751Top 34% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 16,094Top 17% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 1,807Top 46% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 29,400Top 7% | — |
| PassMark | 52,889+89%Top 5% | 27,969Top 33% |
| PassMark (single thread) | 3,926Top 30% | 4,018+2%Top 23% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | 515Bottom 9% | 2,912+465%Top 21% |
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