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AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX vs Intel Core Ultra X9 378H

AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX
64.6Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Intel Core Ultra X9 378H
65.1Inno Score
69.9Single-core57.1
76.1Multi-core60.7
40Efficiencyspec-based81.4
32iGPU88.7
75.4Platformspec-based56.4
7 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX6 spec wins — Intel Core Ultra X9 378H

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX scores 64.6 against 65.1 for Intel Core Ultra X9 378H. Pick by the categories that matter to you — Intel Core Ultra X9 378H edges ahead in iGPU, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX

  • Stronger single-core score: 70 vs 57
  • Stronger multi-core score: 76 vs 61
  • 300% higher Performance cores: 16 vs 4
  • 256% higher L3 cache: 64 MB vs 18 MB
  • 100% higher threads: 32 vs 16

Reasons to pick the Intel Core Ultra X9 378H

  • Stronger iGPU score: 89 vs 32
  • 1187% higher 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU): 6,627 vs 515
  • 60% lower process: 2 nm vs 5 nm
  • 55% lower Base TDP: 25 W vs 55 W
  • 50% higher Max memory: 96 GB vs 64 GB

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX versus Intel Core Ultra X9 378H
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7945HXIntel Core Ultra X9 378H
Announced20232026
Process5 nm2 nm+60%
Base TDP55 W25 W+55%
Max TDP75 W80 W+7%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX versus Intel Core Ultra X9 378H
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7945HXIntel Core Ultra X9 378H
Cores1616
Performance cores16+300%4
Efficiency cores—12
Threads32+100%16
Base clock2.5 GHz+25%2 GHz
Boost clock5.4 GHz+8%5 GHz
L3 cache64 MB+256%18 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX versus Intel Core Ultra X9 378H
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7945HXIntel Core Ultra X9 378H
iGPUAMD Radeon 610MIntel Arc B390
iGPU clock2,200 MHz2,500 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX versus Intel Core Ultra X9 378H
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7945HXIntel Core Ultra X9 378H
Memory supportDDR5-5200LPDDR5X-9600
Max memory64 GB96 GB+50%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX versus Intel Core Ultra X9 378H
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7945HXIntel Core Ultra X9 378H
Geekbench 6 (single)2,900Top 17%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)17,200Top 11%—
Cinebench R23 (single)2,030Top 16%—
Cinebench R23 (multi)34,100Top 4%—
PassMark53,778+63%Top 5%33,002Top 22%
PassMark (single thread)4,011+6%Top 24%3,799Top 40%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)515Bottom 9%6,627+1187%Top 4%

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