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AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS vs Intel Core 5 120U

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS
55.4Inno Score
VS
Intel Core 5 120U
51.6Inno Score
59.3Single-core59.8
44.1Multi-core36.2
65.4Efficiencyspec-based75.3
64.9iGPU—
58.8Platformspec-based50.3
9 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS5 spec wins — Intel Core 5 120U

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS wins this laptop processor face-off, 55.4 to 51.6, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+8). Intel Core 5 120U 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 8645HS

  • Stronger multi-core score: 44 vs 36
  • 207% higher Base clock: 4.3 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
  • 200% higher Performance cores: 6 vs 2
  • 167% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 96 GB
  • 95% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 13,000 vs 6,659

Reasons to pick the Intel Core 5 120U

  • 67% higher cores: 10 vs 6
  • 57% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 35 W

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS versus Intel Core 5 120U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 8645HSIntel Core 5 120U
Announced20232024
Process4 nm+60%10 nm
Base TDP35 W15 W+57%
Max TDP54 W55 W+2%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS versus Intel Core 5 120U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 8645HSIntel Core 5 120U
Cores610+67%
Performance cores6+200%2
Efficiency cores—8
Threads1212
Base clock4.3 GHz+207%1.4 GHz
Boost clock5 GHz5 GHz
L3 cache16 MB+33%12 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS versus Intel Core 5 120U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 8645HSIntel Core 5 120U
iGPUAMD Radeon 760MIntel Iris Xe (80 EU)
iGPU clock2,600 MHz1,300 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS versus Intel Core 5 120U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 8645HSIntel Core 5 120U
Memory supportLPDDR5X-7500 / DDR5-5600LPDDR5X-5200 / DDR5-5200 / DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267
Max memory256 GB+167%96 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS versus Intel Core 5 120U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 8645HSIntel Core 5 120U
Geekbench 6 (single)2,520+2%Top 49%2,469Bottom 50%
Geekbench 6 (multi)10,300+14%Bottom 41%9,070Bottom 33%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,700Top 48%1,757+3%Top 44%
Cinebench R23 (multi)13,000+95%Top 47%6,659Bottom 19%
PassMark21,977+48%Top 45%14,877Bottom 30%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)2,260Top 32%—

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