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AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX vs AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX

A
65.4Inno Score
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WINNER
A
65.5Inno Score
66.7Single-core65.4
70Multi-core72.2
40Efficiencyspec-based40
78Platformspec-based75.4
4 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX5 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX scores 65.4 against 65.5 for AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX. Pick by the categories that matter to you — AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX edges ahead in multi-core, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX

  • 50% higher Max memory: 96 GB vs 64 GB

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX

  • 12% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 34,603 vs 30,804

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX versus AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8940HXAMD Ryzen 9 8945HX
Announced20252025
Process5 nm5 nm
Base TDP55 W55 W
Max TDP75 W75 W

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX versus AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8940HXAMD Ryzen 9 8945HX
Cores1616
Performance cores1616
Efficiency cores00
Threads3232
Base clock2.4 GHz2.5 GHz+4%
Boost clock5.3 GHz5.4 GHz+2%
L3 cache64 MB64 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX versus AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8940HXAMD Ryzen 9 8945HX
iGPUAMD Radeon 610MAMD Radeon 610M (2 CU)
iGPU clock2,200 MHz2,200 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX versus AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8940HXAMD Ryzen 9 8945HX
Memory supportDDR5-5200DDR5-5200
Max memory96 GB+50%64 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX versus AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8940HXAMD Ryzen 9 8945HX
Geekbench 6 (single)2,814+2%Top 28%2,751Top 35%
Geekbench 6 (multi)15,120+5%Top 22%14,423Top 29%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,911+2%Top 30%1,880Top 32%
Cinebench R23 (multi)30,804Top 7%34,603+12%Top 5%
PassMark49,369Top 7%51,254+4%Top 7%
PassMark (single thread)3,866Top 37%3,900+1%Top 34%

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