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AMD Ryzen 7 8745HX vs AMD Ryzen AI 5 430

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 7 8745HX
52Inno Score
VS
AMD Ryzen AI 5 430
51.8Inno Score
59.5Single-core61.8
54.7Multi-core35.2
40Efficiencyspec-based73.5
32iGPU54.5
58.2Platformspec-based50.5
11 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 8745HX6 spec wins — AMD Ryzen AI 5 430

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Ryzen 7 8745HX scores 52 against 51.8 for AMD Ryzen AI 5 430. Pick by the categories that matter to you — AMD Ryzen 7 8745HX edges ahead in multi-core, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 7 8745HX

  • Stronger multi-core score: 55 vs 35
  • 700% higher Performance cores: 8 vs 1
  • 300% higher L3 cache: 32 MB vs 8 MB
  • 168% higher Max TDP: 75 W vs 28 W
  • 140% higher PassMark: 31,433 vs 13,110

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen AI 5 430

  • Stronger iGPU score: 55 vs 32
  • 300% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 64 GB
  • 175% higher 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU): 1,415 vs 515
  • 49% lower Base TDP: 28 W vs 55 W
  • 20% lower process: 4 nm vs 5 nm

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8745HX versus AMD Ryzen AI 5 430
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8745HXAMD Ryzen AI 5 430
Announced20252026
Process5 nm4 nm+20%
Base TDP55 W28 W+49%
Max TDP75 W+168%28 W

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8745HX versus AMD Ryzen AI 5 430
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8745HXAMD Ryzen AI 5 430
Cores8+100%4
Performance cores8+700%1
Efficiency cores03
Threads16+100%8
Base clock3.6 GHz+80%2 GHz
Boost clock5.1 GHz+13%4.5 GHz
L3 cache32 MB+300%8 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8745HX versus AMD Ryzen AI 5 430
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8745HXAMD Ryzen AI 5 430
iGPUAMD Radeon 610MAMD Radeon 840M
iGPU clock2,200 MHz2,800 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8745HX versus AMD Ryzen AI 5 430
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8745HXAMD Ryzen AI 5 430
Memory supportDDR5-5200LPDDR5X-8000 / DDR5-5600
Max memory64 GB256 GB+300%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8745HX versus AMD Ryzen AI 5 430
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8745HXAMD Ryzen AI 5 430
Geekbench 6 (single)2,777+8%Top 31%2,582Bottom 49%
Geekbench 6 (multi)13,482+70%Top 34%7,940Bottom 19%
Cinebench R23 (single)—1,797Top 49%
Cinebench R23 (multi)—8,130Bottom 17%
PassMark31,433+140%Top 24%13,110Bottom 17%
PassMark (single thread)3,879+7%Top 33%3,639Bottom 49%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)515Bottom 9%1,415+175%Bottom 36%

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