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AMD Ryzen 9 8945H vs Intel Core i3-1215U

WINNER
A
57.3Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i3-1215U
45.4Inno Score
63.6Single-core50.7
52.5Multi-core28.9
53.8Efficiencyspec-based75.3
—iGPU48.2
61.8Platformspec-based43.3
14 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 8945H3 spec wins — Intel Core i3-1215U

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 9 8945H wins this laptop processor face-off, 57.3 to 45.4, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+24) and single-core (+13). Intel Core i3-1215U 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 51
  • Stronger multi-core score: 53 vs 29
  • 300% higher Performance cores: 8 vs 2
  • 300% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 64 GB
  • 240% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 17,604 vs 5,182

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i3-1215U

  • 67% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 45 W

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945H versus Intel Core i3-1215U
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HIntel Core i3-1215U
Announced20242022
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 i3-1215U
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HIntel Core i3-1215U
Cores8+33%6
Performance cores8+300%2
Efficiency cores04
Threads16+100%8
Base clock4 GHz+233%1.2 GHz
Boost clock5.2 GHz+18%4.4 GHz
L3 cache16 MB+60%10 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945H versus Intel Core i3-1215U
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HIntel Core i3-1215U
iGPUAMD Radeon 780MIntel UHD Graphics (64 EU)
iGPU clock2,800 MHz1,100 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945H versus Intel Core i3-1215U
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HIntel Core i3-1215U
Memory supportLPDDR5X-7500 / DDR5-5600LPDDR5-5200 / DDR5-4800 / DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267
Max memory256 GB+300%64 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945H versus Intel Core i3-1215U
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HIntel Core i3-1215U
Geekbench 6 (single)2,702+30%Top 38%2,082Bottom 22%
Geekbench 6 (multi)12,650+143%Top 39%5,213Bottom 8%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,813+20%Top 35%1,512Bottom 32%
Cinebench R23 (multi)17,604+240%Top 22%5,182Bottom 15%
PassMark30,083+198%Top 21%10,082Bottom 18%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)—1,067Bottom 38%

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