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AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS vs Intel Core Ultra 5 125U

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS
55.4Inno Score
VS
Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
53.7Inno Score
59.3Single-core60.7
44.1Multi-core37.5
65.4Efficiencyspec-based81.9
64.9iGPU—
58.8Platformspec-based51.8
9 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS4 spec wins — Intel Core Ultra 5 125U

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS wins this laptop processor face-off, 55.4 to 53.7, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+7). Intel Core Ultra 5 125U 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 38
  • 231% higher Base clock: 4.3 GHz vs 1.3 GHz
  • 200% higher Performance cores: 6 vs 2
  • 167% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 96 GB
  • 43% lower process: 4 nm vs 7 nm

Reasons to pick the Intel Core Ultra 5 125U

  • 100% higher cores: 12 vs 6
  • 57% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 35 W
  • 17% higher threads: 14 vs 12

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS versus Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 8645HSIntel Core Ultra 5 125U
Announced20232023
Process4 nm+43%7 nm
Base TDP35 W15 W+57%
Max TDP54 W57 W+6%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS versus Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 8645HSIntel Core Ultra 5 125U
Cores612+100%
Performance cores6+200%2
Efficiency cores—10
Threads1214+17%
Base clock4.3 GHz+231%1.3 GHz
Boost clock5 GHz+16%4.3 GHz
L3 cache16 MB+33%12 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS versus Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 8645HSIntel Core Ultra 5 125U
iGPUAMD Radeon 760MIntel Graphics (4 Xe)
iGPU clock2,600 MHz1,850 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS versus Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 8645HSIntel Core Ultra 5 125U
Memory supportLPDDR5X-7500 / DDR5-5600LPDDR5X-7467 / DDR5-5600
Max memory256 GB+167%96 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS versus Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 8645HSIntel Core Ultra 5 125U
Geekbench 6 (single)2,520Top 49%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)10,300Bottom 40%—
Cinebench R23 (single)1,700+9%Top 50%1,566Bottom 37%
Cinebench R23 (multi)13,000+36%Top 47%9,593Bottom 33%
PassMark21,977+32%Top 45%16,674Bottom 37%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)2,260Top 33%—

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