AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX vs Intel Pentium Silver N6000
64Single-core22.9
71.4Multi-core20.9
40Efficiencyspec-based82.2
—iGPU22
75.4Platformspec-based24.4
12 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX2 spec wins — Intel Pentium Silver N6000
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX wins this laptop processor face-off, 64.8 to 31.2, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+51) and single-core (+41). Intel Pentium Silver N6000 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 23
- Stronger multi-core score: 71 vs 21
- 1719% higher PassMark: 52,889 vs 2,908
- 1599% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 29,400 vs 1,730
- 1500% higher L3 cache: 64 MB vs 4 MB
Reasons to pick the Intel Pentium Silver N6000
- 89% lower Base TDP: 6 W vs 55 W
General
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2024 | 2021 |
| Process | 5 nm+50% | 10 nm |
| Base TDP | 55 W | 6 W+89% |
| Max TDP | 75 W | — |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 16+300% | 4 |
| Performance cores | 16 | 0 |
| Efficiency cores | 0 | 4 |
| Threads | 32+700% | 4 |
| Base clock | 2.4 GHz+118% | 1.1 GHz |
| Boost clock | 5.2 GHz+58% | 3.3 GHz |
| L3 cache | 64 MB+1500% | 4 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | AMD Radeon 610M | Intel UHD Graphics (32 EU) |
| iGPU clock | 2,200 MHz | 850 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | DDR5-5200 | DDR4-2933, LPDDR4x-2933 |
| Max memory | 64 GB+300% | 16 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 2,751Top 33% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 16,094Top 19% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 1,807+170%Top 39% | 669Bottom 3% |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 29,400+1599%Top 8% | 1,730Bottom 3% |
| PassMark | 52,889+1719%Top 7% | 2,908Bottom 3% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | — | 329Bottom 5% |
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