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AMD Ryzen 9 8945H vs Intel Core 5 120U

WINNER
A
57.3Inno Score
VS
Intel Core 5 120U
51.6Inno Score
63.6Single-core59.8
52.5Multi-core36.2
53.8Efficiencyspec-based75.3
61.8Platformspec-based50.3
12 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 8945H4 spec wins — Intel Core 5 120U

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 9 8945H wins this laptop processor face-off, 57.3 to 51.6, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+16) and single-core (+4). Intel Core 5 120U 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 60
  • Stronger multi-core score: 53 vs 36
  • 300% higher Performance cores: 8 vs 2
  • 186% higher Base clock: 4 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
  • 167% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 96 GB

Reasons to pick the Intel Core 5 120U

  • 67% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 45 W
  • 25% higher cores: 10 vs 8

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945H versus Intel Core 5 120U
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HIntel Core 5 120U
Announced20242024
Process4 nm+60%10 nm
Base TDP45 W15 W+67%
Max TDP54 W55 W+2%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945H versus Intel Core 5 120U
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HIntel Core 5 120U
Cores810+25%
Performance cores8+300%2
Efficiency cores08
Threads16+33%12
Base clock4 GHz+186%1.4 GHz
Boost clock5.2 GHz+4%5 GHz
L3 cache16 MB+33%12 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945H versus Intel Core 5 120U
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HIntel Core 5 120U
iGPUAMD Radeon 780MIntel Iris Xe (80 EU)
iGPU clock2,800 MHz1,300 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945H versus Intel Core 5 120U
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HIntel Core 5 120U
Memory supportLPDDR5X-7500 / DDR5-5600LPDDR5X-5200 / DDR5-5200 / DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267
Max memory256 GB+167%96 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945H versus Intel Core 5 120U
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HIntel Core 5 120U
Geekbench 6 (single)2,702+9%Top 38%2,469Bottom 48%
Geekbench 6 (multi)12,650+39%Top 39%9,070Bottom 34%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,813+3%Top 35%1,757Top 46%
Cinebench R23 (multi)17,604+164%Top 22%6,659Bottom 19%
PassMark30,083+102%Top 21%14,877Bottom 30%

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