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AMD Ryzen 9 8945H vs Intel Core i5-12500H

WINNER
A
57.3Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i5-12500H
48.4Inno Score
63.6Single-core55.3
52.5Multi-core44.1
53.8Efficiencyspec-based40.5
—iGPU50.3
61.8Platformspec-based53.8
11 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 8945H4 spec wins — Intel Core i5-12500H

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 9 8945H wins this laptop processor face-off, 57.3 to 48.4, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+8) and single-core (+8). Intel Core i5-12500H 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 55
  • Stronger multi-core score: 53 vs 44
  • 300% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 64 GB
  • 100% higher Performance cores: 8 vs 4
  • 60% lower process: 4 nm vs 10 nm

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i5-12500H

  • 76% higher Max TDP: 95 W vs 54 W
  • 50% higher cores: 12 vs 8
  • 13% higher L3 cache: 18 MB vs 16 MB

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945H versus Intel Core i5-12500H
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HIntel Core i5-12500H
Announced20242022
Process4 nm+60%10 nm
Base TDP45 W45 W
Max TDP54 W95 W+76%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945H versus Intel Core i5-12500H
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HIntel Core i5-12500H
Cores812+50%
Performance cores8+100%4
Efficiency cores08
Threads1616
Base clock4 GHz+60%2.5 GHz
Boost clock5.2 GHz+16%4.5 GHz
L3 cache16 MB18 MB+13%

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945H versus Intel Core i5-12500H
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HIntel Core i5-12500H
iGPUAMD Radeon 780MIntel Iris Xe (80 EU)
iGPU clock2,800 MHz1,300 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945H versus Intel Core i5-12500H
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HIntel Core i5-12500H
Memory supportLPDDR5X-7500 / DDR5-5600DDR5-4800 / LPDDR5-5200 / DDR4-3200
Max memory256 GB+300%64 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945H versus Intel Core i5-12500H
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HIntel Core i5-12500H
Geekbench 6 (single)2,702+20%Top 38%2,250Bottom 30%
Geekbench 6 (multi)12,650+20%Top 39%10,500Bottom 43%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,813+10%Top 35%1,655Bottom 45%
Cinebench R23 (multi)17,604+30%Top 22%13,500Top 45%
PassMark30,083+49%Top 21%20,236Top 49%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)—1,175Bottom 43%

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