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AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX vs Intel Core 7 230H

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX
64.7Inno Score
VS
Intel Core 7 230H
52.2Inno Score
69.9Single-core58.7
76.1Multi-core49.8
40Efficiencyspec-based40.5
32.6iGPU—
75.4Platformspec-based58.6
9 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX4 spec wins — Intel Core 7 230H

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX wins this laptop processor face-off, 64.7 to 52.2, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+26) and single-core (+11). Intel Core 7 230H 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 9 7945HX

  • Stronger single-core score: 70 vs 59
  • Stronger multi-core score: 76 vs 50
  • 167% higher Performance cores: 16 vs 6
  • 167% higher L3 cache: 64 MB vs 24 MB
  • 108% higher PassMark: 53,778 vs 25,884

Reasons to pick the Intel Core 7 230H

  • 53% higher Max TDP: 115 W vs 75 W
  • 50% higher Max memory: 96 GB vs 64 GB
  • 18% lower Base TDP: 45 W vs 55 W

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX versus Intel Core 7 230H
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7945HXIntel Core 7 230H
Announced20232026
Process5 nm+50%10 nm
Base TDP55 W45 W+18%
Max TDP75 W115 W+53%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX versus Intel Core 7 230H
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7945HXIntel Core 7 230H
Cores16+60%10
Performance cores16+167%6
Efficiency cores—4
Threads32+100%16
Base clock2.5 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock5.4 GHz+4%5.2 GHz
L3 cache64 MB+167%24 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX versus Intel Core 7 230H
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7945HXIntel Core 7 230H
iGPUAMD Radeon 610M—
iGPU clock2,200 MHz—

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX versus Intel Core 7 230H
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7945HXIntel Core 7 230H
Memory supportDDR5-5200DDR5-5200 / LPDDR5/X-6400 / DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267
Max memory64 GB96 GB+50%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX versus Intel Core 7 230H
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7945HXIntel Core 7 230H
Geekbench 6 (single)2,900+6%Top 22%2,738Top 34%
Geekbench 6 (multi)17,200+41%Top 16%12,200Top 45%
Cinebench R23 (single)2,030Top 19%—
Cinebench R23 (multi)34,100Top 6%—
PassMark53,778+108%Top 7%25,884Top 30%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)528Bottom 19%—

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