Last year, there were reports that AMD was working on processors with lower clock speeds within its Dragon Range-HX CPU series. These processors for laptops retain the powerful Zen 4-core architecture and offer up to 16 cores, but at a slightly lower clock speed. The goal is to utilize all Dragon Range CPU chips for gaming laptops and offer more affordable designs.
ASUS has introduced a new configuration of its TUF Gaming A16 laptop equipped with the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX processor. This processor has 16 cores and 32 threads as well as 64 MB L3 cache. The boost clock frequency is now 5.2 GHz, which represents a deviation of -200 MHz compared to the Ryzen 9 7945HX previously used in the HX segment laptop.
A difference of -200 MHz in the clock frequency is not particularly significant. Although the performance and thermal limits remain the same, we can expect slightly lower prices on the Ryzen 9 7940HX CPU laptops compared to the 7945HX variants. This is beneficial for users who want fast 16 cores in a portable system. An alternative option is to get 13th or 14th generation Raptor Lake-HX processors from Intel, however these tend to run hot and consume more power. AMD’s Zen 4 architecture has proven to be an efficient design when it comes to efficiency leadership, so we can expect the same from the new models.
More variants of the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX with 16 cores and the Ryzen 9 7840HX with 12 cores will be released in the future. For maximum gaming performance, the Ryzen 9 7945HX3D remains the best choice in AMD’s wide range of powerful laptop CPUs. With the introduction of 3D V-Cache technology on the AM5 and AM4 platforms, it is expected that more variants with 3D V-Cache will be available in the laptop segment later this year.
Source: HXL (@9550pro)
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