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AMD Ryzen 7 8840U vs AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS

AMD Ryzen 7 8840U
57.4Inno Score
VS
WINNER
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
60.2Inno Score
62.9Single-core63.5
44.2Multi-core52.6
73.5Efficiencyspec-based65.4
68.5iGPU68.5
55.5Platformspec-based61.8
1 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 8840U7 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS wins this laptop processor face-off, 60.2 to 57.4, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+8) and single-core (+1). AMD Ryzen 7 8840U 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 8840U

  • 20% lower Base TDP: 28 W vs 35 W

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS

  • Stronger multi-core score: 53 vs 44
  • 167% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 96 GB
  • 80% higher Max TDP: 54 W vs 30 W
  • 42% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 17,300 vs 12,191
  • 25% higher PassMark: 29,208 vs 23,390

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840U versus AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840UAMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
Announced20232023
Process4 nm4 nm
Base TDP28 W+20%35 W
Max TDP30 W54 W+80%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840U versus AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840UAMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
Cores88
Performance cores88
Threads1616
Base clock3.3 GHz4 GHz+21%
Boost clock5.1 GHz5.2 GHz+2%
L3 cache16 MB16 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840U versus AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840UAMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
iGPUAMD Radeon 780MAMD Radeon 780M
iGPU clock2,700 MHz2,800 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840U versus AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840UAMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
Memory supportDDR5-5600 / LPDDR5X-7500LPDDR5X-7500 / DDR5-5600
Max memory96 GB256 GB+167%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840U versus AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840UAMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
Geekbench 6 (single)—2,700Top 39%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—13,100Top 37%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,619Bottom 43%1,810+12%Top 35%
Cinebench R23 (multi)12,191Bottom 50%17,300+42%Top 26%
PassMark23,390Top 40%29,208+25%Top 23%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)2,659Top 22%2,659Top 22%

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