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AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX vs Intel Core i3-1315U

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX
64.7Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i3-1315U
45.8Inno Score
69.9Single-core50
76.1Multi-core30.1
40Efficiencyspec-based75.3
32.6iGPU—
75.4Platformspec-based45.9
11 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX2 spec wins — Intel Core i3-1315U

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX wins this laptop processor face-off, 64.7 to 45.8, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+46) and single-core (+20). Intel Core i3-1315U 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 50
  • Stronger multi-core score: 76 vs 30
  • 700% higher Performance cores: 16 vs 2
  • 540% higher L3 cache: 64 MB vs 10 MB
  • 390% higher PassMark: 53,778 vs 10,965

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i3-1315U

  • 73% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 55 W
  • 50% higher Max memory: 96 GB vs 64 GB

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX versus Intel Core i3-1315U
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7945HXIntel Core i3-1315U
Announced20232023
Process5 nm+50%10 nm
Base TDP55 W15 W+73%
Max TDP75 W+36%55 W

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX versus Intel Core i3-1315U
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7945HXIntel Core i3-1315U
Cores16+167%6
Performance cores16+700%2
Efficiency cores—4
Threads32+300%8
Base clock2.5 GHz+108%1.2 GHz
Boost clock5.4 GHz+20%4.5 GHz
L3 cache64 MB+540%10 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX versus Intel Core i3-1315U
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7945HXIntel Core i3-1315U
iGPUAMD Radeon 610MIntel UHD Graphics (64 EU)
iGPU clock2,200 MHz1,250 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX versus Intel Core i3-1315U
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7945HXIntel Core i3-1315U
Memory supportDDR5-5200DDR5-5200 / LPDDR5/X-5200 / DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267
Max memory64 GB96 GB+50%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX versus Intel Core i3-1315U
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7945HXIntel Core i3-1315U
Geekbench 6 (single)2,900+25%Top 22%2,323Bottom 35%
Geekbench 6 (multi)17,200+218%Top 16%5,403Bottom 9%
Cinebench R23 (single)2,030Top 19%—
Cinebench R23 (multi)34,100Top 6%—
PassMark53,778+390%Top 7%10,965Bottom 20%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)528Bottom 19%—

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