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AMD Ryzen 9 8945H vs Intel Core i5-12450HX

WINNER
A
57.3Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i5-12450HX
42.4Inno Score
63.6Single-core47.6
52.5Multi-core40.4
53.8Efficiencyspec-based28.9
61.8Platformspec-based52.2
12 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 8945H2 spec wins — Intel Core i5-12450HX

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 9 8945H wins this laptop processor face-off, 57.3 to 42.4, pulling ahead mainly in single-core (+16) and multi-core (+12). Intel Core i5-12450HX 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 48
  • Stronger multi-core score: 53 vs 40
  • 100% higher Performance cores: 8 vs 4
  • 100% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 128 GB
  • 71% higher PassMark: 30,083 vs 17,605

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i5-12450HX

  • 191% higher Max TDP: 157 W vs 54 W

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945H versus Intel Core i5-12450HX
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HIntel Core i5-12450HX
Announced20242022
Process4 nm+60%10 nm
Base TDP45 W+18%55 W
Max TDP54 W157 W+191%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945H versus Intel Core i5-12450HX
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HIntel Core i5-12450HX
Cores88
Performance cores8+100%4
Efficiency cores04
Threads16+33%12
Base clock4 GHz+67%2.4 GHz
Boost clock5.2 GHz+18%4.4 GHz
L3 cache16 MB+33%12 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945H versus Intel Core i5-12450HX
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HIntel Core i5-12450HX
iGPUAMD Radeon 780MIntel UHD Graphics (16 EU)
iGPU clock2,800 MHz1,300 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945H versus Intel Core i5-12450HX
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HIntel Core i5-12450HX
Memory supportLPDDR5X-7500 / DDR5-5600DDR5-4800 / DDR4-3200
Max memory256 GB+100%128 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945H versus Intel Core i5-12450HX
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HIntel Core i5-12450HX
Geekbench 6 (single)2,702+22%Top 38%2,210Bottom 26%
Geekbench 6 (multi)12,650+37%Top 40%9,230Bottom 34%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,813Top 37%—
Cinebench R23 (multi)17,604Top 24%—
PassMark30,083+71%Top 22%17,605Bottom 40%

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