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

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
56.9Inno Score
VS
I
38.7Inno Score
53Single-core39.6
42.8Multi-core31.6
65.4Efficiency40.5
96iGPU36
61.8Platform53.8
13 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS3 spec wins — Intel Core i5-12500H

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS wins this laptop processor face-off, 56.9 to 38.7, pulling ahead mainly in iGPU (+60) and efficiency (+25). 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 8945HS

  • Stronger Single-core score: 53 vs 40
  • Stronger Multi-core score: 43 vs 32
  • Stronger efficiency score: 65 vs 41
  • Stronger iGPU score: 96 vs 36
  • Stronger platform score: 62 vs 54

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 8945HS versus Intel Core i5-12500H
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HSIntel Core i5-12500H
Announced20232022
Process4 nm+60%10 nm
Base TDP35 W+22%45 W
Max TDP54 W95 W+76%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS versus Intel Core i5-12500H
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HSIntel Core i5-12500H
Cores812+50%
Performance cores8+100%4
Efficiency cores—8
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 8945HS versus Intel Core i5-12500H
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HSIntel Core i5-12500H
iGPUAMD Radeon 780MIntel Iris Xe (80 EU)
iGPU clock2,800 MHz+115%1,300 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS versus Intel Core i5-12500H
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HSIntel 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 8945HS versus Intel Core i5-12500H
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HSIntel Core i5-12500H
Geekbench 6 (single)2,700+20%2,250
Geekbench 6 (multi)13,100+25%10,500
Cinebench R23 (single)1,810+9%1,655
Cinebench R23 (multi)17,300+28%13,500
PassMark32,000+42%22,600

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