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AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
60.2Inno Score
VS
Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100
59.4Inno Score
63.5Single-core68.6
52.6Multi-core45.6
65.4Efficiencyspec-based93.3
68.5iGPU—
61.8Platformspec-based42.4
9 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS4 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS scores 60.2 against 59.4 for Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100. Pick by the categories that matter to you — AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS edges ahead in multi-core, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS

  • Stronger multi-core score: 53 vs 46
  • 167% higher threads: 16 vs 6
  • 167% higher L3 cache: 16 MB vs 6 MB
  • 145% higher Max TDP: 54 W vs 22 W
  • 100% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 128 GB

Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100

  • Stronger single-core score: 69 vs 64
  • 25% lower process: 3 nm vs 4 nm
  • 19% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 3,209 vs 2,700

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HSQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100
Announced20232026
Process4 nm3 nm+25%
Base TDP35 W—
Max TDP54 W+145%22 W

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HSQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100
Cores8+33%6
Performance cores8+33%6
Efficiency cores—0
Threads16+167%6
Base clock4 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 X2 Plus X2P-42-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HSQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100
iGPUAMD Radeon 780MQualcomm Adreno X2-45
iGPU clock2,800 MHz910 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HSQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100
Memory supportLPDDR5X-7500 / DDR5-5600LPDDR5x-9523
Max memory256 GB+100%128 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS versus Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HSQualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-42-100
Geekbench 6 (single)2,700Top 38%3,209+19%Top 9%
Geekbench 6 (multi)13,100+9%Top 35%12,011Top 45%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,810Top 38%—
Cinebench R23 (multi)17,300Top 27%—
PassMark29,208+67%Top 24%17,441Bottom 37%
PassMark (single thread)3,799Top 38%4,004+5%Top 27%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)2,659Top 26%—

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