AMD® Ryzen™ 9 8940HX

The AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX is a laptop processor with 16 cores and 32 threads, built on the Zen 4 architecture (5 nm process). It launched in Apr 2025. Clocks run from 2.4 GHz base to 5.3 GHz boost. A 64-MB L3 cache backs the cores (5.1 MB per core). It addresses DDR5 memory up to 64 GB across 2 channels. The chip drops into the FL1 socket and exposes PCIe 5.0 (28 lanes). Rated TDP is 55 W.

The AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX scores 3,869 in single-core performance and 49,491 in multi-core performance (PassMark CPU Mark ratings). From those two ratings Feex computes 13,838 for overall performance, 37,586 for productivity performance, 34,184 for creator performance, 56,915 for engineering performance and 23,980 for gaming performance. Its multi-core throughput works out to 3,093 per core, 1,547 per thread and 900 per watt. Its computed efficiency index is 1,866. Its performance index is 171, so its overall performance is 71% above the Intel Core i5-12400 (index 100). Each bar shows the score as a share of a reference ceiling, which is the larger of the 99th-percentile score across the Feex CPU database and a fixed baseline.

Scores for individual PassMark CPU Mark test categories. Higher is better. These are measured test scores, not computed from the single-core and multi-core ratings.

In the individual workload tests the AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX scores 188,780 in integer math, 113,599 in floating-point math, 648,906 in compression, 39,177 in cryptography, 2,074 in physics simulation, 47,552 in vector SIMD, 250 in the prime sieve and 75,060 in sorting. Higher is better. Compared with the Intel Core i5-12400, it is 221% above in integer math, 147% above in floating-point math, 185% above in compression, 241% above in cryptography, 90% above in physics simulation, 207% above in vector SIMD, 273% above in the prime sieve and 231% above in sorting. Each bar shows the score as a share of that workload's reference ceiling, the larger of the 99th-percentile score across CPUs with a recorded value and a fixed baseline.

The AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX has 16 physical cores and runs 32 logical threads. It runs 2 threads per core. It runs at a base clock of 2.40 GHz and boosts up to 5.30 GHz.

The AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX is a laptop processor, belongs to the AMD Ryzen 9 family, uses the Zen 4 architecture, carries the codename Dragon Range and is manufactured on a 5 nm process. It launched in Apr 2025.

The AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX has 1 MB of L1 cache, 16 MB of L2 cache and 64 MB of L3 cache. That adds up to about 81.0 MB of cache, or 5.06 MB per core. Each core has 1 MB of private L2 cache.

The AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX has a 3-level cache hierarchy: L1 at 1 MB, L2 at 16 MB and L3 at 64 MB. L3 is the largest level and makes up about 79% of the cache listed here.

The AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX supports DDR5 memory, addresses up to 64 GB of memory, uses 2 memory channels, runs memory at up to 5,200 MT/s and delivers up to 83.2 GB/s of memory bandwidth. It does not support DDR4 and LPDDR memory.

The AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX includes integrated graphics.

The AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX uses the FL1 socket, supports PCI Express 5.0 and provides up to 28 PCIe lanes.

The AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX has a rated TDP of 55 W.

Instruction sets, security, virtualization, AI acceleration and OS readiness. Features are listed as supported, explicitly not supported, or not recorded; a feature that is not recorded is not the same as unsupported.

The AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX is manufactured by TSMC.

Feex has recorded 59% of the specifications it tracks for the AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX. Values Feex does not hold are shown as "Not recorded" rather than estimated.

Not recorded: Core Configuration: Efficiency Cores, Hybrid Architecture, All-Core Boost and Unlocked Multiplier. Architecture & Generation: ISA Family and Market Status. Cache: L4 Cache. Memory Support: ECC Memory. Graphics: Graphics Base Clock, Graphics Max Clock, Execution Units, Display Outputs and Max Video Memory. Platform & Compatibility: Package and Package Size. Power & Thermals: Base Power, Maximum Turbo Power, Configurable TDP (Min), Configurable TDP (Max), Max Junction Temperature and Tcase. Physical & Manufacturing: Transistor Count, Die Size, Die Count and Launch Price. Naming & Aliases: Normalized Name, SKU, Model Number, Processor Number and Part Number.

Processors that use the same FL1 socket as the AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX and have the closest multi-core scores in the Feex database include AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX, AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX, AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX, AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX and AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX.