AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX vs Intel Core i7-1255U
63.7Single-core35.6
71.2Multi-core20
40Efficiency75.3
72iGPU34
75.4Platform47.7
15 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX1 spec wins — Intel Core i7-1255U
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX wins this laptop processor face-off, 65.4 to 37.8, pulling ahead mainly in Multi-core (+51) and iGPU (+38). Intel Core i7-1255U 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 36
- Stronger Multi-core score: 71 vs 20
- Stronger iGPU score: 72 vs 34
- Stronger platform score: 75 vs 48
- 700% higher Performance cores: 16 vs 2
Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-1255U
- Stronger efficiency score: 75 vs 40
- 73% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 55 W
General
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX | Intel Core i7-1255U |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2023 | 2022 |
| Process | 5 nm+50% | 10 nm |
| Base TDP | 55 W | 15 W+73% |
| Max TDP | 75 W+36% | 55 W |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX | Intel Core i7-1255U |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 16+60% | 10 |
| Performance cores | 16+700% | 2 |
| Efficiency cores | — | 8 |
| Threads | 32+167% | 12 |
| Base clock | 2.5 GHz+47% | 1.7 GHz |
| Boost clock | 5.4 GHz+15% | 4.7 GHz |
| L3 cache | 64 MB+433% | 12 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX | Intel Core i7-1255U |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | AMD Radeon 610M | Intel Iris Xe (96 EU) |
| iGPU clock | 2,200 MHz+76% | 1,250 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX | Intel Core i7-1255U |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | DDR5-5200 | LPDDR5-5200 / DDR5-4800 / LPDDR4X-4267 |
| Max memory | 64 GB | 64 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX | Intel Core i7-1255U |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 2,900+36% | 2,130 |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 17,200+161% | 6,600 |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 2,030+27% | 1,600 |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 34,100+401% | 6,800 |
| PassMark | 53,000+308% | 13,000 |
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