AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX Appears in ASUS TUF Gaming Laptop Specs

[T0@st]

Technical specifications for ASUS TUF Gaming A16 (2024) laptops have appeared online, and sleuths were intrigued by the inclusion of a new entry in AMD's "Dragon Range" mobile processor series. The autumn 2023 rumor mill had a number of lower positioned Ryzen 7045 models lined up in Team Red's future release schedule. Chinese hardware channel—Golden Pig Upgrade—named the Ryzen 9 7940HX processor as a leaked prime candidate within this batch of unreleased SKUS; their prediction has emerged as accurate—thanks to 2024 TUF Gaming portable PCs appearing with this choice of Dragon Range chip.

Team Red's Ryzen 9 7940HX retains the usual characteristics of Dragon Range—Zen 4 architecture, 16 cores + 32 threads, and 64 MB of L3 cache—but arrives with a 200 MHz lower turbo clock speed (max. 5.2 GHz) when compared to the slightly more potent Ryzen 9 7945HX (max. 5.4 GHz). The ASUS TUF Gaming laptop specification sheets do not provide any information about the 7940HX's base clock. Various media outlets believe that a Ryzen 9 7840HX (12-core) processor could arrive alongside the 16-core model, but have expressed confusion over AMD's nomenclature for Dragon Range product launches in Q1 2024. Team Red's system (see below) suggests that "8940HX and 8840HX" would be more appropriate monikers—perhaps various delays have resulted in certain 2023 products being pushed into the new year.



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[Gucky]

I find the naming scheme confusing.
A 8940HX is slower then a 8850HX for example. The one is Zen4 the other is Zen5.
Even worse a 7945HX is MUCH faster compared to a 8915HX, but people might only think, higher number = faster.

They should put the architechture at first place instead of third...

 

[ArcanisGK507]

Waiting for the Ryzen 8745HS

 

[prtskg]

I find the naming scheme confusing.
A 8940HX is slower then a 8850HX for example. The one is Zen4 the other is Zen5.
Even worse a 7945HX is MUCH faster compared to a 8915HX, but people might only think, higher number = faster.

They should put the architechture at first place instead of third...

OEM's want the first number to increase every year, irrespective of what the architecture is. So this is ok compromise, I guess. And someone at AMD doesn't like even numbers. They prefer it odd. So here we are.

 

[Minus Infinity]

I find the naming scheme confusing.
A 8940HX is slower then a 8850HX for example. The one is Zen4 the other is Zen5.
Even worse a 7945HX is MUCH faster compared to a 8915HX, but people might only think, higher number = faster.

They should put the architechture at first place instead of third...

Where did you get the Zen 5 naming? Zen 5 cpu/apu will be 9000 series and since Zen5 isn't even released how did you conclude 7945HX is much faster?

 

[Gucky]

Where did you get the Zen 5 naming? Zen 5 cpu/apu will be 9000 series and since Zen5 isn't even released how did you conclude 7945HX is much faster?

Read the article?

8xxx = 2024
x9xx = Ryzen 9
xx5x = Zen 5
xxx5 = higher sku
That list is for MOBILE CPUs.