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AMD Ryzen 9 8945H vs Intel Core Ultra 5 325

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57.3Inno Score
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WINNER
Intel Core Ultra 5 325
57.4Inno Score
63.6Single-core63.3
52.5Multi-core42.7
53.8Efficiencyspec-based81.4
—iGPU70.1
61.8Platformspec-based49.2
10 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 8945H6 spec wins — Intel Core Ultra 5 325

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Ryzen 9 8945H scores 57.3 against 57.4 for Intel Core Ultra 5 325. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 9 8945H

  • Stronger multi-core score: 53 vs 43
  • 100% higher Performance cores: 8 vs 4
  • 100% higher threads: 16 vs 8
  • 100% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 128 GB
  • 90% higher Base clock: 4 GHz vs 2.1 GHz

Reasons to pick the Intel Core Ultra 5 325

  • 50% lower process: 2 nm vs 4 nm
  • 44% lower Base TDP: 25 W vs 45 W

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945H versus Intel Core Ultra 5 325
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HIntel Core Ultra 5 325
Announced20242026
Process4 nm2 nm+50%
Base TDP45 W25 W+44%
Max TDP54 W55 W+2%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945H versus Intel Core Ultra 5 325
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HIntel Core Ultra 5 325
Cores88
Performance cores8+100%4
Efficiency cores04
Threads16+100%8
Base clock4 GHz+90%2.1 GHz
Boost clock5.2 GHz+16%4.5 GHz
L3 cache16 MB+33%12 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945H versus Intel Core Ultra 5 325
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HIntel Core Ultra 5 325
iGPUAMD Radeon 780MIntel Graphics (4 Xe3-cores)
iGPU clock2,800 MHz2,450 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945H versus Intel Core Ultra 5 325
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HIntel Core Ultra 5 325
Memory supportLPDDR5X-7500 / DDR5-5600LPDDR5X-7467 / DDR5-6400
Max memory256 GB+100%128 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945H versus Intel Core Ultra 5 325
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HIntel Core Ultra 5 325
Geekbench 6 (single)2,702+4%Top 38%2,590Top 44%
Geekbench 6 (multi)12,650+16%Top 39%10,928Bottom 47%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,813Top 35%1,874+3%Top 32%
Cinebench R23 (multi)17,604+62%Top 22%10,868Bottom 45%
PassMark30,083+56%Top 21%19,278Bottom 48%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)—2,866Top 19%

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