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AMD Ryzen 7 8745HX vs AMD Ryzen 9 8945H

AMD Ryzen 7 8745HX
54.2Inno Score
VS
WINNER
A
57.3Inno Score
59.5Single-core63.6
54.7Multi-core52.5
40Efficiencyspec-based53.8
58.2Platformspec-based61.8
6 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 8745HX5 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 8945H

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 9 8945H wins this laptop processor face-off, 57.3 to 54.2, pulling ahead mainly in single-core (+4). AMD Ryzen 7 8745HX 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 7 8745HX

  • 100% higher L3 cache: 32 MB vs 16 MB
  • 39% higher Max TDP: 75 W vs 54 W

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 9 8945H

  • Stronger single-core score: 64 vs 60
  • 300% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 64 GB
  • 20% lower process: 4 nm vs 5 nm
  • 18% lower Base TDP: 45 W vs 55 W
  • 11% higher Base clock: 4 GHz vs 3.6 GHz

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8745HX versus AMD Ryzen 9 8945H
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8745HXAMD Ryzen 9 8945H
Announced20252024
Process5 nm4 nm+20%
Base TDP55 W45 W+18%
Max TDP75 W+39%54 W

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8745HX versus AMD Ryzen 9 8945H
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8745HXAMD Ryzen 9 8945H
Cores88
Performance cores88
Efficiency cores00
Threads1616
Base clock3.6 GHz4 GHz+11%
Boost clock5.1 GHz5.2 GHz+2%
L3 cache32 MB+100%16 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8745HX versus AMD Ryzen 9 8945H
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8745HXAMD Ryzen 9 8945H
iGPUAMD Radeon 610MAMD Radeon 780M
iGPU clock2,200 MHz2,800 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8745HX versus AMD Ryzen 9 8945H
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8745HXAMD Ryzen 9 8945H
Memory supportDDR5-5200LPDDR5X-7500 / DDR5-5600
Max memory64 GB256 GB+300%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8745HX versus AMD Ryzen 9 8945H
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8745HXAMD Ryzen 9 8945H
Geekbench 6 (single)2,777+3%Top 29%2,702Top 38%
Geekbench 6 (multi)13,482+7%Top 32%12,650Top 40%
Cinebench R23 (single)—1,813Top 37%
Cinebench R23 (multi)—17,604Top 24%
PassMark31,433+4%Top 20%30,083Top 22%

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