AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX vs Ryzen 9 7945HX

70 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX
VS
74 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX

We compared two 16-core laptop CPUs: the 2.5 GHz AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX against the 2.5 GHz Ryzen 9 7945HX. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
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
NanoReview Final Score
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 7945HX and 8945HX
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX
  • Newer - released 2 years and 4 months later

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (55th and 41st place)

GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
17828
File compression 1270 MB/sec 1590 MB/sec
Clang compilation 170.6 Klines/sec 190.6 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 259.1 pages/sec 320.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 413.5 Mpixels/sec 474.8 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 253.2 pages/sec 296.8 pages/sec
Background blur 56.4 images/sec 66.1 images/sec
Photo processing 98.9 images/sec 114.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 36.8 Mpixels/sec 43 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 677 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
53917
Integer math 195 GOps/sec 205.1 GOps/sec
Floating point math 117.4 GOps/sec 122.1 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 263M Primes/sec 280M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 78.7M Strings/sec 81.4M Strings/sec
Data encryption 40.8 GBytes/sec 42.2 GBytes/sec
Data compression 676.9 MBytes/sec 699.1 MBytes/sec
Physics 2161 Frames/sec 2450 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 49.7B Matrices/sec 51.2B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 442 & 2890 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
472.26

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 29.7 PPW 24.5 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 276.7 PPW 237.7 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 933.7 PPW 718.9 PPW
Blender / Watt 8.53 PPW 6.3 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-10 (CADARTZ)Cinebench 2024114 / 1633
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-03 (Imtiaz)Geekbench 6 CPU2706 / 11044
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-02 (Qwerrty574)Geekbench 6 CPU2949 / 17981
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-02 (Qwerrty574)Cinebench 2024116 / 1901
πŸ“˜ 2025-04-02 (ceratogyrus35)Cinebench 2024114 / 1834
πŸ“˜ 2025-02-18 (Baka)Cinebench 2024112 / 1552

Specifications

Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX and Ryzen 9 7945HX

General

Vendor Amd Amd
Released April 9, 2025 January 4, 2023
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 4 (Dragon Range) Zen 4 (Dragon Range)
Model number 8945HX -
Integrated GPU Radeon 610M Radeon 610M
Rival Equivalent - Intel Core i9 14900HX - Intel Core i9 13950HX
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (34th and 24th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 16 16
P-Threads 32 32
Base Frequency (P) 2.5 GHz 2.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.4 GHz 5.4 GHz
Total
Total Cores 16 16
Total Threads 32 32
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 24x 25x
L1 Cache 64K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 1MB (per core) 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache 64MB (shared) 64MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Transistors - 13.1 billions
Fabrication Process 5 nm 5 nm
TDP (PL1) 55 W 55-75 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 75 W -
Socket FL1 FL1
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 100Β°C
Laptop processors ranking (50th and 36th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Radeon 610M Radeon 610M
GPU Base Clock 400 MHz 400 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2200 MHz 2200 MHz
Shading Units 128 128
TMUs 8 8
ROPs 4 4
Execution Units 2 2
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
0.6 TFLOPS
0.6 TFLOPS

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-5200 - DDR5-5200
Max. Memory Size 64 GB 64 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX official page AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 28 28

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX or Ryzen 9 8945HX?
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DaiNguyen May 7, 2026 at 04:14 PM
Damn it, AMD only changed the name, and there's absolutely no difference in structure or specifications
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anon October 15, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Literally the same thing
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