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AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX vs Intel Core i9-12900HK

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX
65.4Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i9-12900HK
45.5Inno Score
63.7Single-core48.3
71.2Multi-core40.9
40Efficiency40.5
72iGPU42
75.4Platform59
13 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX2 spec wins — Intel Core i9-12900HK

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX wins this laptop processor face-off, 65.4 to 45.5, pulling ahead mainly in Multi-core (+30) and iGPU (+30). Intel Core i9-12900HK 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 48
  • Stronger Multi-core score: 71 vs 41
  • Stronger iGPU score: 72 vs 42
  • Stronger platform score: 75 vs 59
  • 167% higher Performance cores: 16 vs 6

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i9-12900HK

  • 53% higher Max TDP: 115 W vs 75 W
  • 18% lower Base TDP: 45 W vs 55 W

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX versus Intel Core i9-12900HK
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7945HXIntel Core i9-12900HK
Announced20232022
Process5 nm+50%10 nm
Base TDP55 W45 W+18%
Max TDP75 W115 W+53%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX versus Intel Core i9-12900HK
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7945HXIntel Core i9-12900HK
Cores16+14%14
Performance cores16+167%6
Efficiency cores—8
Threads32+60%20
Base clock2.5 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock5.4 GHz+8%5 GHz
L3 cache64 MB+167%24 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX versus Intel Core i9-12900HK
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7945HXIntel Core i9-12900HK
iGPUAMD Radeon 610MIntel Iris Xe (96 EU)
iGPU clock2,200 MHz+52%1,450 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX versus Intel Core i9-12900HK
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7945HXIntel Core i9-12900HK
Memory supportDDR5-5200DDR5-4800 / LPDDR5-5200 / DDR4-3200
Max memory64 GB64 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX versus Intel Core i9-12900HK
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7945HXIntel Core i9-12900HK
Geekbench 6 (single)2,900+18%2,450
Geekbench 6 (multi)17,200+35%12,700
Cinebench R23 (single)2,030+12%1,810
Cinebench R23 (multi)34,100+94%17,600
PassMark53,000+88%28,200

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