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AMD Ryzen 7 8745HX vs Intel Core 5 315

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 7 8745HX
54.2Inno Score
VS
Intel Core 5 315
50.7Inno Score
59.5Single-core54
54.7Multi-core35.7
40Efficiencyspec-based93
58.2Platformspec-based37.9
10 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 8745HX4 spec wins — Intel Core 5 315

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 7 8745HX wins this laptop processor face-off, 54.2 to 50.7, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+19) and single-core (+6). Intel Core 5 315 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

  • Stronger single-core score: 60 vs 54
  • Stronger multi-core score: 55 vs 36
  • 433% higher L3 cache: 32 MB vs 6 MB
  • 300% higher Performance cores: 8 vs 2
  • 167% higher threads: 16 vs 6

Reasons to pick the Intel Core 5 315

  • 73% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 55 W
  • 60% lower process: 2 nm vs 5 nm

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8745HX versus Intel Core 5 315
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8745HXIntel Core 5 315
Announced20252026
Process5 nm2 nm+60%
Base TDP55 W15 W+73%
Max TDP75 W+114%35 W

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8745HX versus Intel Core 5 315
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8745HXIntel Core 5 315
Cores8+33%6
Performance cores8+300%2
Efficiency cores04
Threads16+167%6
Base clock3.6 GHz+140%1.5 GHz
Boost clock5.1 GHz+16%4.4 GHz
L3 cache32 MB+433%6 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8745HX versus Intel Core 5 315
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8745HXIntel Core 5 315
iGPUAMD Radeon 610MIntel Graphics (2 Xe3-cores)
iGPU clock2,200 MHz2,300 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8745HX versus Intel Core 5 315
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8745HXIntel Core 5 315
Memory supportDDR5-5200LPDDR5X-7467 / DDR5-6400
Max memory64 GB64 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8745HX versus Intel Core 5 315
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8745HXIntel Core 5 315
Geekbench 6 (single)2,777+10%Top 29%2,516Bottom 49%
Geekbench 6 (multi)13,482+81%Top 32%7,454Bottom 22%
PassMark31,433+114%Top 20%14,672Bottom 29%

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