Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX vs AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS
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We compared two laptop CPUs: the 3.1 GHz Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX with 14-cores against the 3.5 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS with 6-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 Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX
- Has 8 more physical cores
- Unlocked multiplier
- Newer - released 1 year and 1 month later
- Has 8 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
- 35% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2882 vs 2127 points
- More modern manufacturing process – 3 versus 4 nanometers
- Newer PCI Express version – 5.0
- 4% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.1 GHz vs 4.9 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS
- More powerful Radeon 760M integrated graphics: 2.7 vs 1.5 TFLOPS
- Supports up to 256 GB DDR5-5600 RAM
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (#73rd place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1030 MB/sec | 928.4 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 147.3 Klines/sec | 53.5 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 253 pages/sec | 169.7 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 327.9 Mpixels/sec | 200 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 327.4 pages/sec | 237.7 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 70.8 images/sec | 37.6 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 87.7 images/sec | 72.3 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 29.7 Mpixels/sec | 11.2 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 92.2 GOps/sec | 67.1 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 120.7 GOps/sec | 39.2 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 359M Primes/sec | 71M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 47.6M Strings/sec | 27.2M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 30 GBytes/sec | 13.5 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 393.1 MBytes/sec | 225.6 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 2526 Frames/sec | 1002 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 31.2B Matrices/sec | 15.9B Matrices/sec |
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 26.9 PPW | 19.9 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 261.1 PPW | 262.2 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 692.2 PPW | 661.4 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX and AMD Ryzen 5 8640HSGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Amd |
| Released | January 6, 2025 | December 6, 2023 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Arrow Lake | Zen 4 (Hawk Point) |
| Model number | 245HX | - |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48 EU) | Radeon 760M |
Intel CPU rating (#45th place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#100th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 6 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 6 | 12 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.1 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.1 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| E-Cores | 8 | - |
| E-Threads | 8 | - |
| Base Frequency (E) | 2.6 GHz | - |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 4.5 GHz | - |
| Total Cores | 14 | 6 |
| Total Threads | 14 | 12 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 31x | 35x |
| L1 Cache | 192K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 3MB (per core) | 1MB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 24MB (shared) | 16MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | No |
Package
| Transistors | - | 25 billions |
| Fabrication Process | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 45-55 W (configurable) | 20-30 W (configurable) |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 160 W | - |
| Socket | FCBGA-2114 | FP8 |
| Peak Temperature | 105°C | 100°C |
Laptop processors ranking (57th and 181st place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48 EU) | Radeon 760M |
| GPU Base Clock | 400 MHz | 800 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1900 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| Shading Units | 384 | 512 |
| TMUs | 24 | 32 |
| ROPs | 12 | 16 |
| Execution Units | 48 | 8 |
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR5-6400 | - DDR5-5600 - LPDDR5x-7500 |
| Max. Memory Size | 192 GB | 256 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 102.4 GB/s | - |
| ECC Support | Yes | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX official page | AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 24 | 20 |
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