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AMD Ryzen 9 8945H vs Intel Core 3 304

WINNER
A
57.3Inno Score
VS
Intel Core 3 304
49.1Inno Score
63.6Single-core59.2
52.5Multi-core30.6
53.8Efficiencyspec-based93
—iGPU40.4
61.8Platformspec-based37.2
13 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 8945H4 spec wins — Intel Core 3 304

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 9 8945H wins this laptop processor face-off, 57.3 to 49.1, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+22) and single-core (+4). Intel Core 3 304 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 8945H

  • Stronger single-core score: 64 vs 59
  • Stronger multi-core score: 53 vs 31
  • 700% higher Performance cores: 8 vs 1
  • 300% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 64 GB
  • 234% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 17,604 vs 5,263

Reasons to pick the Intel Core 3 304

  • 67% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 45 W
  • 50% lower process: 2 nm vs 4 nm

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945H versus Intel Core 3 304
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HIntel Core 3 304
Announced20242026
Process4 nm2 nm+50%
Base TDP45 W15 W+67%
Max TDP54 W+54%35 W

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945H versus Intel Core 3 304
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HIntel Core 3 304
Cores8+60%5
Performance cores8+700%1
Efficiency cores04
Threads16+220%5
Base clock4 GHz+167%1.5 GHz
Boost clock5.2 GHz+21%4.3 GHz
L3 cache16 MB+167%6 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945H versus Intel Core 3 304
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HIntel Core 3 304
iGPUAMD Radeon 780MIntel Graphics (1 Xe3-core)
iGPU clock2,800 MHz2,300 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945H versus Intel Core 3 304
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HIntel Core 3 304
Memory supportLPDDR5X-7500 / DDR5-5600LPDDR5X-7467 / DDR5-6400
Max memory256 GB+300%64 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945H versus Intel Core 3 304
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HIntel Core 3 304
Geekbench 6 (single)2,702+12%Top 38%2,407Bottom 40%
Geekbench 6 (multi)12,650+111%Top 39%5,987Bottom 14%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,813+3%Top 35%1,765Top 43%
Cinebench R23 (multi)17,604+234%Top 22%5,263Bottom 16%
PassMark30,083+147%Top 21%12,194Bottom 22%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)—753Bottom 30%

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