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AMD Ryzen 9 8945H vs Intel Core i3-1315U

WINNER
A
57.3Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i3-1315U
45.8Inno Score
63.6Single-core50
52.5Multi-core30.1
53.8Efficiencyspec-based75.3
61.8Platformspec-based45.9
12 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 8945H3 spec wins — Intel Core i3-1315U

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 9 8945H wins this laptop processor face-off, 57.3 to 45.8, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+22) and single-core (+14). Intel Core i3-1315U 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 50
  • Stronger multi-core score: 53 vs 30
  • 300% higher Performance cores: 8 vs 2
  • 233% higher Base clock: 4 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
  • 174% higher PassMark: 30,083 vs 10,965

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i3-1315U

  • 67% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 45 W

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945H versus Intel Core i3-1315U
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HIntel Core i3-1315U
Announced20242023
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 i3-1315U
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HIntel Core i3-1315U
Cores8+33%6
Performance cores8+300%2
Efficiency cores04
Threads16+100%8
Base clock4 GHz+233%1.2 GHz
Boost clock5.2 GHz+16%4.5 GHz
L3 cache16 MB+60%10 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945H versus Intel Core i3-1315U
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HIntel Core i3-1315U
iGPUAMD Radeon 780MIntel UHD Graphics (64 EU)
iGPU clock2,800 MHz1,250 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945H versus Intel Core i3-1315U
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HIntel Core i3-1315U
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 i3-1315U
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HIntel Core i3-1315U
Geekbench 6 (single)2,702+16%Top 38%2,323Bottom 35%
Geekbench 6 (multi)12,650+134%Top 39%5,403Bottom 9%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,813Top 35%—
Cinebench R23 (multi)17,604Top 22%—
PassMark30,083+174%Top 21%10,965Bottom 20%

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