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AMD Ryzen 5 5600H vs AMD Ryzen 9 8945H

AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
43.6Inno Score
VS
WINNER
A
57.3Inno Score
46.3Single-core63.6
36.7Multi-core52.5
47.1Efficiencyspec-based53.8
46.3iGPU—
49.9Platformspec-based61.8
0 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 5600H13 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 8945H

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 9 8945H wins this laptop processor face-off, 57.3 to 43.6, pulling ahead mainly in single-core (+17) and multi-core (+16). AMD Ryzen 5 5600H still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 5 5600H

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 9 8945H

  • Stronger single-core score: 64 vs 46
  • Stronger multi-core score: 53 vs 37
  • 300% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 64 GB
  • 84% higher PassMark: 30,083 vs 16,345
  • 78% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 17,604 vs 9,900

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5600H versus AMD Ryzen 9 8945H
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5600HAMD Ryzen 9 8945H
Announced20212024
Process7 nm4 nm+43%
Base TDP45 W45 W
Max TDP54 W54 W

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5600H versus AMD Ryzen 9 8945H
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5600HAMD Ryzen 9 8945H
Cores68+33%
Performance cores68+33%
Efficiency cores—0
Threads1216+33%
Base clock3.3 GHz4 GHz+21%
Boost clock4.2 GHz5.2 GHz+24%
L3 cache16 MB16 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5600H versus AMD Ryzen 9 8945H
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5600HAMD Ryzen 9 8945H
iGPUAMD Radeon Vega 7AMD Radeon 780M
iGPU clock1,800 MHz2,800 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5600H versus AMD Ryzen 9 8945H
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5600HAMD Ryzen 9 8945H
Memory supportDDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5X-7500 / DDR5-5600
Max memory64 GB256 GB+300%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5600H versus AMD Ryzen 9 8945H
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5600HAMD Ryzen 9 8945H
Geekbench 6 (single)1,860Bottom 15%2,702+45%Top 38%
Geekbench 6 (multi)7,400Bottom 22%12,650+71%Top 39%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,420Bottom 21%1,813+28%Top 35%
Cinebench R23 (multi)9,900Bottom 37%17,604+78%Top 22%
PassMark16,345Bottom 36%30,083+84%Top 21%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)980Bottom 34%—

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