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AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS vs Intel Core i7-12700H

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
56.9Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i7-12700H
44Inno Score
53Single-core45.8
42.8Multi-core38.9
65.4Efficiency40.5
96iGPU40
61.8Platform59
13 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS4 spec wins — Intel Core i7-12700H

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS wins this laptop processor face-off, 56.9 to 44, pulling ahead mainly in iGPU (+56) and efficiency (+25). Intel Core i7-12700H 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 46
  • Stronger Multi-core score: 43 vs 39
  • Stronger efficiency score: 65 vs 41
  • Stronger iGPU score: 96 vs 40
  • 300% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 64 GB

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-12700H

  • 113% higher Max TDP: 115 W vs 54 W
  • 75% higher cores: 14 vs 8
  • 50% higher L3 cache: 24 MB vs 16 MB
  • 25% higher threads: 20 vs 16

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS versus Intel Core i7-12700H
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HSIntel Core i7-12700H
Announced20232022
Process4 nm+60%10 nm
Base TDP35 W+22%45 W
Max TDP54 W115 W+113%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS versus Intel Core i7-12700H
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HSIntel Core i7-12700H
Cores814+75%
Performance cores8+33%6
Efficiency cores—8
Threads1620+25%
Base clock4 GHz+74%2.3 GHz
Boost clock5.2 GHz+11%4.7 GHz
L3 cache16 MB24 MB+50%

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS versus Intel Core i7-12700H
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HSIntel Core i7-12700H
iGPUAMD Radeon 780MIntel Iris Xe (96 EU)
iGPU clock2,800 MHz+100%1,400 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS versus Intel Core i7-12700H
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HSIntel Core i7-12700H
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 i7-12700H
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HSIntel Core i7-12700H
Geekbench 6 (single)2,700+13%2,400
Geekbench 6 (multi)13,100+7%12,200
Cinebench R23 (single)1,810+3%1,760
Cinebench R23 (multi)17,300+2%16,900
PassMark32,000+19%26,800

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