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AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX vs Intel Core i7-8550U

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX
64.7Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i7-8550U
35.9Inno Score
69.9Single-core37.7
76.1Multi-core23.8
40Efficiencyspec-based66.4
32.6iGPU25.8
75.4Platformspec-based37.2
13 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX1 spec wins — Intel Core i7-8550U

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX wins this laptop processor face-off, 64.7 to 35.9, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+52) and single-core (+32). Intel Core i7-8550U 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 38
  • Stronger multi-core score: 76 vs 24
  • Stronger iGPU score: 33 vs 26
  • 1070% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 34,100 vs 2,914
  • 828% higher PassMark: 53,778 vs 5,794

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-8550U

  • 73% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 55 W

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX versus Intel Core i7-8550U
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7945HXIntel Core i7-8550U
Announced20232017
Process5 nm+64%14 nm
Base TDP55 W15 W+73%
Max TDP75 W+200%25 W

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX versus Intel Core i7-8550U
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7945HXIntel Core i7-8550U
Cores16+300%4
Performance cores16—
Threads32+300%8
Base clock2.5 GHz+39%1.8 GHz
Boost clock5.4 GHz+35%4 GHz
L3 cache64 MB+700%8 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX versus Intel Core i7-8550U
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7945HXIntel Core i7-8550U
iGPUAMD Radeon 610MIntel UHD Graphics 620
iGPU clock2,200 MHz1,150 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX versus Intel Core i7-8550U
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7945HXIntel Core i7-8550U
Memory supportDDR5-5200DDR4-2400 / LPDDR3-2133
Max memory64 GB+100%32 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX versus Intel Core i7-8550U
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7945HXIntel Core i7-8550U
Geekbench 6 (single)2,900Top 24%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)17,200Top 17%—
Cinebench R23 (single)2,030+99%Top 21%1,021Bottom 10%
Cinebench R23 (multi)34,100+1070%Top 7%2,914Bottom 6%
PassMark53,778+828%Top 7%5,794Bottom 8%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)528+36%Bottom 20%389Bottom 8%

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