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Intel Core i7 14650HX vs AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX

60 out of 100
Intel Core i7 14650HX
VS
74 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX
Intel Core i7 14650HX
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX

We compared two 16-core laptop CPUs: the 2.2 GHz Intel Core i7 14650HX against the 2.5 GHz AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX. 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 7945HX and 14650HX
Advantages of Intel Core i7 14650HX
  • Supports up to 192 GB DDR5-5600 RAM
  • Newer - released 1 year and 1 month later
  • More powerful Intel UHD Graphics (16EU) integrated graphics: 0.8 vs 0.6 TFLOPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX
  • Has 34 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • More modern manufacturing process – 5 versus 10 nanometers
  • 11% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2901 vs 2622 points
  • 4% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.4 GHz vs 5.2 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i7 14650HX
vs
Ryzen 9 7945HX

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 614 -
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 3655 -
Cinebench Scores (150th and 41st 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)
Core i7 14650HX
15279
Ryzen 9 7945HX +17%
17828
File compression 1340 MB/sec 1590 MB/sec
Clang compilation 126.3 Klines/sec 190.6 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 397 pages/sec 320.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 450.8 Mpixels/sec 474.8 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 263.1 pages/sec 296.8 pages/sec
Background blur 53.3 images/sec 66.1 images/sec
Photo processing 131.9 images/sec 114.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 27.3 Mpixels/sec 43 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 94 & 677 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i7 14650HX
33473
Ryzen 9 7945HX +61%
53917
Integer math 116.5 GOps/sec 205.1 GOps/sec
Floating point math 84.9 GOps/sec 122.1 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 151M Primes/sec 280M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 43M Strings/sec 81.4M Strings/sec
Data encryption 22.9 GBytes/sec 42.2 GBytes/sec
Data compression 398.2 MBytes/sec 699.1 MBytes/sec
Physics 2198 Frames/sec 2450 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 24.1B Matrices/sec 51.2B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 2045 & 2890 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i7 14650HX
274.63
Ryzen 9 7945HX +72%
472.26

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 18.4 PPW 24.5 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 277.8 PPW 237.7 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 608.6 PPW 718.9 PPW
Blender / Watt 4.99 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
Intel Core i7 14650HX
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-27 (Cdawg)Cinebench 2026603 / 3611
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-26 -> Aybar1881Cinebench 20240 / 1304
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-26 -> Aybar1881Cinebench 20260 / 5509
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-26 (Parsa)Cinebench 2026608 / 4949
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-03 -> AlteracGeekbench 6 CPU2666 / 15191
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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
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i7 14650HX and AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released January 9, 2024 January 4, 2023
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Refresh Zen 4 (Dragon Range)
Model number i7-14650HX -
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (16EU) Radeon 610M
Rival Equivalent - - Intel Core i9 13950HX
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX -
Intel CPU rating (#82nd place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#24th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 16
P-Threads 16 32
Base Frequency (P) 2.2 GHz 2.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.2 GHz 5.4 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 -
E-Threads 8 -
Base Frequency (E) 1.6 GHz -
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.7 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 16 16
Total Threads 24 32
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 22x 25x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache 30MB (shared) 64MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Transistors - 13.1 billions
Fabrication Process 10 nm 5 nm
TDP (PL1) 45-55 W (configurable) 55-75 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 157 W -
Socket BGA-1964 FL1
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 100Β°C
Laptop processors ranking (102nd and 36th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics (16EU) Radeon 610M
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 400 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1600 MHz 2200 MHz
Shading Units 256 128
TMUs 16 8
ROPs 8 4
Execution Units 32 2
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i7 14650HX +33%
0.8 TFLOPS
Ryzen 9 7945HX
0.6 TFLOPS
More info: Radeon 610M compared to UHD Graphics 770

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-5600
- DDR4-3200		 - DDR5-5200
Max. Memory Size 192 GB 64 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 89.6 GB/s -
ECC Support Yes No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i7 14650HX official page AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 28

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Comments

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