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AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
The AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS is an eight-core, 16-thread Zen 4 laptop processor (Phoenix) built on TSMC 4 nm. It boosts up to 5.2 GHz with 16 MB of L3 cache and a 35-54 W configurable TDP, and pairs a Radeon 780M iGPU with 12 graphics cores with a Ryzen AI engine rated at up to 10 TOPS.
Pros
- Eight Zen 4 cores and 16 threads, 4.0 GHz base and up to 5.2 GHz boost
- Radeon 780M iGPU with 12 graphics cores running up to 2800 MHz
- Supports DDR5-5600 and LPDDR5X-7500 memory, up to 256 GB
- Two native USB4 ports and DisplayPort 2.1 support
- In review testing it scored 2591 single-core and 12005 multi-core in Geekbench 6, and 16285 in Cinebench R23 multi-core
Cons
- Cinebench R23 multi-core scores in reviewed systems ranged from about 15,600 to 18,100, so results vary noticeably from one system to another
- PCIe 4.0 only, with 20 native lanes
- Not unlocked for overclocking
- Ryzen AI engine is rated at only up to 10 TOPS
Average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
General
- Announced
- 2023
- Process
- 4 nm
- Base TDP
- 35 W
- Max TDP
- 54 W
Cores & Clocks
- Cores
- 8
- Performance cores
- 8
- Efficiency cores
- 0
- Threads
- 16
- Base clock
- 4 GHz
- Boost clock
- 5.2 GHz
- L3 cache
- 16 MB
Integrated GPU
- iGPU
- AMD Radeon 780M
- iGPU clock
- 2,800 MHz
Memory
- Memory support
- LPDDR5X-7500 / DDR5-5600
- Max memory
- 256 GB
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 2,591Top 49%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 12,005Top 48%
- Cinebench R23 (single)
- 1,774Top 50%
- Cinebench R23 (multi)
- 16,285Top 38%
- PassMark
- 29,702Top 27%
- PassMark (single thread)
- 3,845Top 37%
- 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)
- 2,808Top 24%
Quick answers
Is the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS good in 2026?
The AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS earns an Inno Score of 59.2/100 (“Average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS is an eight-core, 16-thread Zen 4 laptop processor (Phoenix) built on TSMC 4 nm. It boosts up to 5.2 GHz with 16 MB of L3 cache and a 35-54 W configurable TDP, and pairs a Radeon 780M iGPU with 12 graphics cores with a Ryzen AI engine rated at up to 10 TOPS.
Does the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS count as "Core i7 or equivalent"?
Its PassMark CPU Mark average is 29,702 (cpubenchmark.net, retrieved Sep 26–Oct 8, 2026), which puts it in Tier A of our CPU tier checker: current Core i7 H / Core Ultra 7 / Ryzen 7 class and above. Requirement pages word this differently, so check the exact wording with your department.
What are the key specs of the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS?
Cores: 8 · Threads: 16 · Boost clock: 5.2 GHz · Base TDP: 35 W
What are the closest alternatives to the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, AMD Ryzen 7 7840U, Apple M2 Max (12-core) — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
