AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS vs Intel Pentium Silver N6000
63.5Single-core22.9
52.6Multi-core20.9
65.4Efficiencyspec-based82.2
68.5iGPU22
61.8Platformspec-based24.4
13 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS1 spec wins — Intel Pentium Silver N6000
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS wins this laptop processor face-off, 60.2 to 31.2, pulling ahead mainly in iGPU (+47) and single-core (+41). 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 8945HS
- Stronger single-core score: 64 vs 23
- Stronger multi-core score: 53 vs 21
- Stronger iGPU score: 69 vs 22
- 1500% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 16 GB
- 904% higher PassMark: 29,208 vs 2,908
Reasons to pick the Intel Pentium Silver N6000
- 83% lower Base TDP: 6 W vs 35 W
General
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2023 | 2021 |
| Process | 4 nm+60% | 10 nm |
| Base TDP | 35 W | 6 W+83% |
| Max TDP | 54 W | — |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8+100% | 4 |
| Performance cores | 8 | 0 |
| Efficiency cores | — | 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 8945HS | 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 8945HS | 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 8945HS | Intel Pentium Silver N6000 |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 2,700Top 39% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 13,100Top 37% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 1,810+171%Top 35% | 669Bottom 4% |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 17,300+900%Top 26% | 1,730Bottom 4% |
| PassMark | 29,208+904%Top 23% | 2,908Bottom 3% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | 2,659+709%Top 22% | 329Bottom 6% |
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