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AMD Ryzen 9 8945H vs Intel Core 7 150U

WINNER
A
57.3Inno Score
VS
Intel Core 7 150U
53Inno Score
63.6Single-core63.2
52.5Multi-core37.4
53.8Efficiencyspec-based75.3
61.8Platformspec-based50.3
10 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 8945H6 spec wins — Intel Core 7 150U

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 9 8945H wins this laptop processor face-off, 57.3 to 53, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+15) and single-core (+0). Intel Core 7 150U 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 multi-core score: 53 vs 37
  • 300% higher Performance cores: 8 vs 2
  • 167% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 96 GB
  • 122% higher Base clock: 4 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
  • 105% higher PassMark: 30,083 vs 14,639

Reasons to pick the Intel Core 7 150U

  • 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 7 150U
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HIntel Core 7 150U
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 7 150U
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HIntel Core 7 150U
Cores810+25%
Performance cores8+300%2
Efficiency cores08
Threads16+33%12
Base clock4 GHz+122%1.8 GHz
Boost clock5.2 GHz5.4 GHz+4%
L3 cache16 MB+33%12 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945H versus Intel Core 7 150U
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HIntel Core 7 150U
iGPUAMD Radeon 780MIntel Graphics (96 EU)
iGPU clock2,800 MHz1,300 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945H versus Intel Core 7 150U
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HIntel Core 7 150U
Memory supportLPDDR5X-7500 / DDR5-5600DDR5-5200 / LPDDR5/X-5200 / DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267
Max memory256 GB+167%96 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945H versus Intel Core 7 150U
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HIntel Core 7 150U
Geekbench 6 (single)2,702+4%Top 38%2,586Top 45%
Geekbench 6 (multi)12,650+41%Top 40%8,993Bottom 33%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,813Top 37%1,870+3%Top 33%
Cinebench R23 (multi)17,604+102%Top 24%8,722Bottom 31%
PassMark30,083+105%Top 22%14,639Bottom 28%

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