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AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100

AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
60.2Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
67.1Inno Score
63.5Single-core81.3
52.6Multi-core58
65.4Efficiencyspec-based93.3
68.5iGPU68
61.8Platformspec-based37.8
5 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS5 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100

InnoReviews verdict

Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100 wins this laptop processor face-off, 67.1 to 60.2, pulling ahead mainly in single-core (+18) and multi-core (+5). AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS 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

  • 33% higher Performance cores: 8 vs 6
  • 33% higher threads: 16 vs 12
  • 11% higher Boost clock: 5.2 GHz vs 4.7 GHz

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100

  • Stronger single-core score: 81 vs 64
  • Stronger multi-core score: 58 vs 53
  • 50% higher cores: 12 vs 8
  • 41% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 3,811 vs 2,700
  • 25% lower process: 3 nm vs 4 nm

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HSQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
Announced20232025
Process4 nm3 nm+25%
Base TDP35 W—
Max TDP54 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HSQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
Cores812+50%
Performance cores8+33%6
Efficiency cores—6
Threads16+33%12
Base clock4 GHz4 GHz
Boost clock5.2 GHz+11%4.7 GHz
L3 cache16 MB—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HSQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
iGPUAMD Radeon 780MQualcomm Adreno X2-85
iGPU clock2,800 MHz1,700 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HSQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
Memory supportLPDDR5X-7500 / DDR5-5600LPDDR5X-9523
Max memory256 GB—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HSQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-80-100
Geekbench 6 (single)2,700Top 39%3,811+41%Top 8%
Geekbench 6 (multi)13,100Top 37%16,041+22%Top 21%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,810Top 35%—
Cinebench R23 (multi)17,300Top 26%—
PassMark29,208+5%Top 23%27,909Top 27%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)2,659+2%Top 22%2,605Top 28%

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