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AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS vs Intel Core 5 120U

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
60.2Inno Score
VS
Intel Core 5 120U
51.6Inno Score
63.5Single-core59.8
52.6Multi-core36.2
65.4Efficiencyspec-based75.3
68.5iGPU—
61.8Platformspec-based50.3
12 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS4 spec wins — Intel Core 5 120U

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS wins this laptop processor face-off, 60.2 to 51.6, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+16) and single-core (+4). Intel Core 5 120U 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 8945HS

  • Stronger single-core score: 64 vs 60
  • Stronger multi-core score: 53 vs 36
  • 300% higher Performance cores: 8 vs 2
  • 186% higher Base clock: 4 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
  • 167% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 96 GB

Reasons to pick the Intel Core 5 120U

  • 57% lower Base TDP: 15 W vs 35 W
  • 25% higher cores: 10 vs 8

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS versus Intel Core 5 120U
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HSIntel Core 5 120U
Announced20232024
Process4 nm+60%10 nm
Base TDP35 W15 W+57%
Max TDP54 W55 W+2%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS versus Intel Core 5 120U
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HSIntel Core 5 120U
Cores810+25%
Performance cores8+300%2
Efficiency cores—8
Threads16+33%12
Base clock4 GHz+186%1.4 GHz
Boost clock5.2 GHz+4%5 GHz
L3 cache16 MB+33%12 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS versus Intel Core 5 120U
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HSIntel Core 5 120U
iGPUAMD Radeon 780MIntel Iris Xe (80 EU)
iGPU clock2,800 MHz1,300 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS versus Intel Core 5 120U
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HSIntel Core 5 120U
Memory supportLPDDR5X-7500 / DDR5-5600LPDDR5X-5200 / DDR5-5200 / DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267
Max memory256 GB+167%96 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS versus Intel Core 5 120U
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HSIntel Core 5 120U
Geekbench 6 (single)2,700+9%Top 39%2,469Bottom 50%
Geekbench 6 (multi)13,100+44%Top 37%9,070Bottom 33%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,810+3%Top 35%1,757Top 44%
Cinebench R23 (multi)17,300+160%Top 26%6,659Bottom 19%
PassMark29,208+96%Top 23%14,877Bottom 30%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)2,659Top 22%—

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