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AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS vs Intel Core i7-1165G7

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
60.2Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i7-1165G7
44.1Inno Score
63.5Single-core49.1
52.6Multi-core30.1
65.4Efficiencyspec-based60.2
68.5iGPU55.7
61.8Platformspec-based44.7
14 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS1 spec wins — Intel Core i7-1165G7

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS wins this laptop processor face-off, 60.2 to 44.1, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+23) and single-core (+14). Intel Core i7-1165G7 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 49
  • Stronger multi-core score: 53 vs 30
  • Stronger iGPU score: 69 vs 56
  • 300% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 64 GB
  • 239% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 17,300 vs 5,110

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-1165G7

  • 20% lower Base TDP: 28 W vs 35 W

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS versus Intel Core i7-1165G7
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HSIntel Core i7-1165G7
Announced20232020
Process4 nm+60%10 nm
Base TDP35 W28 W+20%
Max TDP54 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS versus Intel Core i7-1165G7
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HSIntel Core i7-1165G7
Cores8+100%4
Performance cores8—
Threads16+100%8
Base clock4 GHz+43%2.8 GHz
Boost clock5.2 GHz+11%4.7 GHz
L3 cache16 MB+33%12 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS versus Intel Core i7-1165G7
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HSIntel Core i7-1165G7
iGPUAMD Radeon 780MIntel Iris Xe Graphics (96 EU)
iGPU clock2,800 MHz1,300 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS versus Intel Core i7-1165G7
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HSIntel Core i7-1165G7
Memory supportLPDDR5X-7500 / DDR5-5600DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4x-4267
Max memory256 GB+300%64 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS versus Intel Core i7-1165G7
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HSIntel Core i7-1165G7
Geekbench 6 (single)2,700+30%Top 39%2,078Bottom 23%
Geekbench 6 (multi)13,100+111%Top 37%6,218Bottom 15%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,810+27%Top 35%1,425Bottom 23%
Cinebench R23 (multi)17,300+239%Top 26%5,110Bottom 14%
PassMark29,208+200%Top 23%9,742Bottom 19%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)2,659+78%Top 22%1,496Top 42%

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