AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX vs Intel Core i7-12700H
63.7Single-core45.8
71.2Multi-core38.9
40Efficiency40.5
72iGPU40
75.4Platform59
14 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX2 spec wins — Intel Core i7-12700H
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX wins this laptop processor face-off, 65.4 to 44, pulling ahead mainly in Multi-core (+32) and iGPU (+32). Intel Core i7-12700H 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 46
- Stronger Multi-core score: 71 vs 39
- Stronger iGPU score: 72 vs 40
- Stronger platform score: 75 vs 59
- 167% higher Performance cores: 16 vs 6
Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-12700H
- 53% higher Max TDP: 115 W vs 75 W
- 18% lower Base TDP: 45 W vs 55 W
General
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX | Intel Core i7-12700H |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2023 | 2022 |
| Process | 5 nm+50% | 10 nm |
| Base TDP | 55 W | 45 W+18% |
| Max TDP | 75 W | 115 W+53% |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX | Intel Core i7-12700H |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 16+14% | 14 |
| Performance cores | 16+167% | 6 |
| Efficiency cores | — | 8 |
| Threads | 32+60% | 20 |
| Base clock | 2.5 GHz+9% | 2.3 GHz |
| Boost clock | 5.4 GHz+15% | 4.7 GHz |
| L3 cache | 64 MB+167% | 24 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX | Intel Core i7-12700H |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | AMD Radeon 610M | Intel Iris Xe (96 EU) |
| iGPU clock | 2,200 MHz+57% | 1,400 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX | Intel Core i7-12700H |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | DDR5-5200 | DDR5-4800 / LPDDR5-5200 / DDR4-3200 |
| Max memory | 64 GB | 64 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX | Intel Core i7-12700H |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 2,900+21% | 2,400 |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 17,200+41% | 12,200 |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 2,030+15% | 1,760 |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 34,100+102% | 16,900 |
| PassMark | 53,000+98% | 26,800 |
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