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AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
60.2Inno Score
VS
Q
55.8Inno Score
63.5Single-core55.9
52.6Multi-core47.4
65.4Efficiencyspec-based86.7
68.5iGPU58.2
61.8Platformspec-based42.4
9 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS6 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS wins this laptop processor face-off, 60.2 to 55.8, pulling ahead mainly in iGPU (+10) and single-core (+8). Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 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 56
  • Stronger multi-core score: 53 vs 47
  • Stronger iGPU score: 69 vs 58
  • 300% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 64 GB
  • 167% higher L3 cache: 16 MB vs 6 MB

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100

  • 50% higher cores: 12 vs 8
  • 50% higher Performance cores: 12 vs 8
  • 48% higher Max TDP: 80 W vs 54 W

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HSQualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100
Announced20232024
Process4 nm4 nm
Base TDP35 W—
Max TDP54 W80 W+48%

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HSQualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100
Cores812+50%
Performance cores812+50%
Threads16+33%12
Base clock4 GHz+18%3.4 GHz
Boost clock5.2 GHz+30%4 GHz
L3 cache16 MB+167%6 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HSQualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100
iGPUAMD Radeon 780MQualcomm Adreno X1-85
iGPU clock2,800 MHz1,250 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HSQualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100
Memory supportLPDDR5X-7500 / DDR5-5600LPDDR5X-8448
Max memory256 GB+300%64 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HSQualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100
Geekbench 6 (single)2,700Top 39%2,805+4%Top 29%
Geekbench 6 (multi)13,100Top 34%14,234+9%Top 27%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,810+37%Top 36%1,321Bottom 18%
Cinebench R23 (multi)17,300+73%Top 25%10,028Bottom 39%
PassMark29,208+28%Top 22%22,877Top 41%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)2,659+58%Top 23%1,678Top 40%

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