AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX vs Ryzen 9 270
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We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.5 GHz AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX with 16-cores against the 4.0 GHz Ryzen 9 270 with 8-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 AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX
- Has 48 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
- Has 8 more physical cores
- Unlocked multiplier
- Newer PCI Express version โ 5.0
- 4% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.4 GHz vs 5.2 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 270
- More powerful Radeon 780M integrated graphics: 4.3 vs 0.6 TFLOPS
- Supports up to 256 GB LPDDR5X-7500 RAM
- More modern manufacturing process โ 4 versus 5 nanometers
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (55th and 161st place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1270 MB/sec | 1016.2 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 170.6 Klines/sec | 102.8 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 259.1 pages/sec | 247.8 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 413.5 Mpixels/sec | 374.8 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 253.2 pages/sec | 269.5 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 56.4 images/sec | 60.6 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 98.9 images/sec | 110.6 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 36.8 Mpixels/sec | 22.9 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 195 GOps/sec | 97.8 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 117.4 GOps/sec | 59.9 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 263M Primes/sec | 88M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 78.7M Strings/sec | 42.6M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 40.8 GBytes/sec | 20.7 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 676.9 MBytes/sec | 349.6 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 2161 Frames/sec | 1359 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 49.7B Matrices/sec | 26.6B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 29.7 PPW | 18 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 276.7 PPW | 231.8 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 933.7 PPW | 535.6 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 8.53 PPW | 3.82 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2025-12-10 (CADARTZ) | Cinebench 2024 | 114 / 1633 |
| ๐ 2025-10-03 (Imtiaz) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2706 / 11044 |
AMD Ryzen 9 270
No benchmark results yet
Specifications
Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX and Ryzen 9 270General
| Vendor | Amd | Amd |
| Released | April 9, 2025 | January 7, 2025 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Zen 4 (Dragon Range) | Zen 4 (Hawk Point) |
| Model number | 8945HX | - |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon 610M | Radeon 780M |
| Rival Equivalent | - Intel Core i9 14900HX | - |
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (34th and 52nd place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 16 | 8 |
| P-Threads | 32 | 16 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.5 GHz | 4.0 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.4 GHz | 5.2 GHz |
| Total Cores | 16 | 8 |
| Total Threads | 32 | 16 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 24x | 40x |
| L1 Cache | 64K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1MB (per core) | 1MB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 64MB (shared) | 16MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | No |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 55 W | 35-54 W (configurable) |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 75 W | - |
| Socket | FL1 | FP8 |
| Peak Temperature | 100ยฐC | 100ยฐC |
Laptop processors ranking (50th and 82nd place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon 610M | Radeon 780M |
| GPU Base Clock | 400 MHz | 800 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 2200 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| Shading Units | 128 | 768 |
| TMUs | 8 | 48 |
| ROPs | 4 | 32 |
| Execution Units | 2 | 12 |
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
More info: Radeon 780M compared to Radeon 610M
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR5-5200 | - LPDDR5X-7500 - DDR5-5600 |
| Max. Memory Size | 64 GB | 256 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official Site | AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX official page | AMD Ryzen 9 270 official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 28 | 20 |
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