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AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX vs Ryzen 9 8940HX

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AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX
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AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX
AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX

We compared two 16-core laptop CPUs: the 2.5 GHz AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX against the 2.4 GHz Ryzen 9 8940HX. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

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
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 8940HX and 8945HX
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX
  • 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.4 GHz vs 5.3 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Ryzen 9 8945HX
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Ryzen 9 8940HX

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (55th and 56th place)
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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)
Ryzen 9 8945HX
15221
Ryzen 9 8940HX +1%
15317
File compression 1270 MB/sec 1250 MB/sec
Clang compilation 170.6 Klines/sec 178.9 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 259.1 pages/sec 262.1 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 413.5 Mpixels/sec 430 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 253.2 pages/sec 255 pages/sec
Background blur 56.4 images/sec 55.9 images/sec
Photo processing 98.9 images/sec 94.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 36.8 Mpixels/sec 39.9 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Ryzen 9 8945HX +4%
51354
Ryzen 9 8940HX
49560
Integer math 195 GOps/sec 188.6 GOps/sec
Floating point math 117.4 GOps/sec 113.5 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 263M Primes/sec 250M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 78.7M Strings/sec 75.1M Strings/sec
Data encryption 40.8 GBytes/sec 39.2 GBytes/sec
Data compression 676.9 MBytes/sec 648.8 MBytes/sec
Physics 2161 Frames/sec 2091 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 49.7B Matrices/sec 47.6B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 442 & 904 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Ryzen 9 8945HX +8%
468.88
Ryzen 9 8940HX
435.77

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 29.7 PPW 21.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 276.7 PPW 204.2 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 933.7 PPW 660.8 PPW
Blender / Watt 8.53 PPW 5.81 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
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AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-20 (Marky)Cinebench 2024111 / 1769
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-17 (viraj anshuman)Geekbench 6 CPU2864 / 14336
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-29 (CHRIStoK)Cinebench 2024110 / 1803
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-16 (SpeKtra_TM)Geekbench 6 CPU2805 / 15483
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-16 (SpeKtra_TM)Cinebench 2024111 / 1678
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Specifications

Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX and Ryzen 9 8940HX

General

Vendor Amd Amd
Released April 9, 2025 April 1, 2025
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 -
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (34th and 35th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 16 16
P-Threads 32 32
Base Frequency (P) 2.5 GHz 2.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.4 GHz 5.3 GHz
Total
Total Cores 16 16
Total Threads 32 32
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 24x 24x
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

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 51st 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
Ryzen 9 8945HX
0.6 TFLOPS
Ryzen 9 8940HX
0.6 TFLOPS
See: Radeon 610M benchmarks

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 8940HX official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 28 28

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Total votes: 78

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Comments

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