AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX vs Intel Core i5-12500H
63.7Single-core39.6
71.2Multi-core31.6
40Efficiency40.5
72iGPU36
75.4Platform53.8
13 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX2 spec wins — Intel Core i5-12500H
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX wins this laptop processor face-off, 65.4 to 38.7, pulling ahead mainly in Multi-core (+40) and iGPU (+36). Intel Core i5-12500H 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: 64 vs 40
- Stronger Multi-core score: 71 vs 32
- Stronger iGPU score: 72 vs 36
- Stronger platform score: 75 vs 54
- 300% higher Performance cores: 16 vs 4
Reasons to pick the Intel Core i5-12500H
- 27% higher Max TDP: 95 W vs 75 W
- 18% lower Base TDP: 45 W vs 55 W
General
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX | Intel Core i5-12500H |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2023 | 2022 |
| Process | 5 nm+50% | 10 nm |
| Base TDP | 55 W | 45 W+18% |
| Max TDP | 75 W | 95 W+27% |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX | Intel Core i5-12500H |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 16+33% | 12 |
| Performance cores | 16+300% | 4 |
| Efficiency cores | — | 8 |
| Threads | 32+100% | 16 |
| Base clock | 2.5 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Boost clock | 5.4 GHz+20% | 4.5 GHz |
| L3 cache | 64 MB+256% | 18 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX | Intel Core i5-12500H |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | AMD Radeon 610M | Intel Iris Xe (80 EU) |
| iGPU clock | 2,200 MHz+69% | 1,300 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX | Intel Core i5-12500H |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | DDR5-5200 | DDR5-4800 / LPDDR5-5200 / DDR4-3200 |
| Max memory | 64 GB | 64 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX | Intel Core i5-12500H |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 2,900+29% | 2,250 |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 17,200+64% | 10,500 |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 2,030+23% | 1,655 |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 34,100+153% | 13,500 |
| PassMark | 53,000+135% | 22,600 |
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