AMD Ryzen 9 8945H vs Intel Pentium Silver N6000
63.6Single-core22.9
52.5Multi-core20.9
53.8Efficiencyspec-based82.2
—iGPU22
61.8Platformspec-based24.4
12 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 8945H2 spec wins — Intel Pentium Silver N6000
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Ryzen 9 8945H wins this laptop processor face-off, 57.3 to 31.2, pulling ahead mainly in single-core (+41) and multi-core (+32). Intel Pentium Silver N6000 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 23
- Stronger multi-core score: 53 vs 21
- 1500% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 16 GB
- 934% higher PassMark: 30,083 vs 2,908
- 918% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 17,604 vs 1,730
Reasons to pick the Intel Pentium Silver N6000
- 87% lower Base TDP: 6 W vs 45 W
General
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 8945H | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2024 | 2021 |
| Process | 4 nm+60% | 10 nm |
| Base TDP | 45 W | 6 W+87% |
| Max TDP | 54 W | — |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 8945H | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8+100% | 4 |
| Performance cores | 8 | 0 |
| Efficiency cores | 0 | 4 |
| Threads | 16+300% | 4 |
| Base clock | 4 GHz+264% | 1.1 GHz |
| Boost clock | 5.2 GHz+58% | 3.3 GHz |
| L3 cache | 16 MB+300% | 4 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 8945H | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel UHD Graphics (32 EU) |
| iGPU clock | 2,800 MHz | 850 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 8945H | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | LPDDR5X-7500 / DDR5-5600 | DDR4-2933, LPDDR4x-2933 |
| Max memory | 256 GB+1500% | 16 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 8945H | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 2,702Top 38% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 12,650Top 39% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 1,813+171%Top 35% | 669Bottom 3% |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 17,604+918%Top 22% | 1,730Bottom 3% |
| PassMark | 30,083+934%Top 21% | 2,908Bottom 3% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | — | 329Bottom 6% |
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