Intel Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus vs AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX
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We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.4 GHz Intel Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus with 20-cores against the 2.4 GHz AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX with 16-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus
- Supports up to 256 GB DDR5-6400 RAM
- More powerful Arc Graphics (4-Cores) integrated graphics: 1.9 vs 0.6 TFLOPS
- Newer - released 10 months later
- More modern manufacturing process β 3 versus 5 nanometers
- Has 4 more physical cores
- 9% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2946 vs 2708 points
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX
- Has 34 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (56th and 55th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | - | 1250 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | - | 178.9 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | - | 262.1 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | - | 430 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | - | 255 pages/sec |
| Background blur | - | 55.9 images/sec |
| Photo processing | - | 94.7 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | - | 39.9 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 125.3 GOps/sec | 188.6 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 166.5 GOps/sec | 113.5 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 483M Primes/sec | 250M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 62.3M Strings/sec | 75.1M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 39.1 GBytes/sec | 39.2 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 507.8 MBytes/sec | 648.8 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 3704 Frames/sec | 2091 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 40.7B Matrices/sec | 47.6B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 29.3 PPW | 21.6 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 288.2 PPW | 204.2 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 896.5 PPW | 660.8 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 8.22 PPW | 5.81 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus
No benchmark results yet
AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2025-12-20 (Marky) | Cinebench 2024 | 111 / 1769 |
| π 2025-12-17 (viraj anshuman) | GeekBench | 2864 / 14336 |
| π 2025-11-29 (CHRIStoK) | Cinebench 2024 | 110 / 1803 |
| π 2025-11-16 (SpeKtra_TM) | GeekBench | 2805 / 15483 |
| π 2025-11-16 (SpeKtra_TM) | Cinebench 2024 | 111 / 1678 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus and AMD Ryzen 9 8940HXGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Amd |
| Released | January 17, 2026 | April 1, 2025 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Arrow Lake | Zen 4 (Dragon Range) |
| Model number | 270HX+ | - |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) | Radeon 610M |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 | - |
Intel CPU rating (#22nd place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#35th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 8 | 16 |
| P-Threads | 8 | 32 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.4 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.3 GHz | 5.3 GHz |
| E-Cores | 12 | - |
| E-Threads | 12 | - |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.8 GHz | - |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 4.7 GHz | - |
| Total Cores | 20 | 16 |
| Total Threads | 20 | 32 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 24x | 24x |
| L1 Cache | 192K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 3MB (per core) | 1MB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 30MB (shared) | 64MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | Yes |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 3 nm | 5 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 45-55 W (configurable) | 55-75 W (configurable) |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 160 W | - |
| Socket | FCBGA-2114 | FL1 |
| Peak Temperature | 105Β°C | 100Β°C |
Laptop processors ranking (25th and 50th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) | Radeon 610M |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 400 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1900 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| Shading Units | 512 | 128 |
| TMUs | 32 | 8 |
| ROPs | 16 | 4 |
| Execution Units | 64 | 2 |
| TGP | 14 W | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
More info: Radeon 610M compared to Arc iGPU (4-Cores)
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR5-6400 | - DDR5-5200 |
| Max. Memory Size | 256 GB | 64 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 102.4 GB/s | - |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus official page | AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 24 | 28 |
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