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AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX vs AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
57.7Inno Score
VS
AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme
57.6Inno Score
64.6Single-core67.2
62.7Multi-core47.4
40Efficiencyspec-based73.5
32iGPU—
69.5Platformspec-based49.3
10 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX7 spec wins — AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX scores 57.7 against 57.6 for AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme. Pick by the categories that matter to you — AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX edges ahead in multi-core, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX

  • Stronger multi-core score: 63 vs 47
  • 300% higher Performance cores: 12 vs 3
  • 300% higher L3 cache: 64 MB vs 16 MB
  • 114% higher Max TDP: 75 W vs 35 W
  • 96% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 26,876 vs 13,686

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme

  • 49% lower Base TDP: 28 W vs 55 W
  • 20% lower process: 4 nm vs 5 nm

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX versus AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7845HXAMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme
Announced20232025
Process5 nm4 nm+20%
Base TDP55 W28 W+49%
Max TDP75 W+114%35 W

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX versus AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7845HXAMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme
Cores12+50%8
Performance cores12+300%3
Efficiency cores05
Threads24+50%16
Base clock3 GHz+50%2 GHz
Boost clock5.2 GHz+4%5 GHz
L3 cache64 MB+300%16 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX versus AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7845HXAMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme
iGPUAMD Radeon 610MAMD Radeon Graphics (16 cores)
iGPU clock2,200 MHz2,900 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX versus AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7845HXAMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme
Memory supportDDR5-5200LPDDR5X-8000 / DDR5-5600
Max memory64 GB—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX versus AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7845HXAMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme
Geekbench 6 (single)2,729Top 36%2,781+2%Top 30%
Geekbench 6 (multi)12,585+2%Top 42%12,316Top 43%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,852Top 37%1,963+6%Top 22%
Cinebench R23 (multi)26,876+96%Top 11%13,686Top 50%
PassMark44,209+91%Top 10%23,200Top 47%
PassMark (single thread)3,886Top 33%3,899Top 31%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)515Bottom 9%—

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