AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS vs Qualcomm Snapdragon C
53Single-core—
42.8Multi-core—
65.4Efficiency73.3
96iGPU20
61.8Platform28.9
4 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon C
InnoReviews verdict
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS wins this laptop processor face-off, 56.9 to 43.3, pulling ahead mainly in iGPU (+76) and platform (+33). Qualcomm Snapdragon C 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 iGPU score: 96 vs 20
- Stronger platform score: 62 vs 29
- 211% higher iGPU clock: 2,800 MHz vs 900 MHz
- 100% higher threads: 16 vs 8
- 73% higher Boost clock: 5.2 GHz vs 3 GHz
Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon C
- Stronger efficiency score: 73 vs 65
General
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS | Qualcomm Snapdragon C |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2023 | 2026 |
| Process | 4 nm+33% | 6 nm |
| Base TDP | 35 W | — |
| Max TDP | 54 W | — |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS | Qualcomm Snapdragon C |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Performance cores | 8 | — |
| Threads | 16+100% | 8 |
| Base clock | 4 GHz | — |
| Boost clock | 5.2 GHz+73% | 3 GHz |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | — |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS | Qualcomm Snapdragon C |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | AMD Radeon 780M | Qualcomm Adreno A643 |
| iGPU clock | 2,800 MHz+211% | 900 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS | Qualcomm Snapdragon C |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | LPDDR5X-7500 / DDR5-5600 | — |
| Max memory | 256 GB | — |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS | Qualcomm Snapdragon C |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 2,700Top 48% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 13,100Top 48% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 1,810Top 45% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 17,300Top 37% | — |
| PassMark | 32,000Top 32% | — |
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