AMD
AMD Ryzen 9 8945H
The AMD Ryzen 9 8945H is an eight-core, 16-thread Zen 4 Hawk Point laptop processor that AMD lists for China only. It runs at 4.0 to 5.2 GHz with 16 MB of L3 cache, a 45 W default TDP configurable from 35 to 54 W, Radeon 780M graphics and a 16 TOPS NPU. Its specifications match the Ryzen 9 8945HS.
Pros
- Eight Zen 4 cores and 16 threads with boost up to 5.2 GHz
- Radeon 780M graphics with 12 compute units at up to 2.8 GHz
- 16 TOPS NPU for on-device AI features
- Configurable 35 to 54 W TDP lets laptop makers favor battery life or speed
- In review testing, a gaming laptop built on it scored about 17,600 in Cinebench R23 multi-core
Cons
- AMD lists it as available in China only
- Specifications are identical to the Ryzen 9 8945HS, so it offers no extra performance on paper
- The 16 TOPS NPU is below the 40 TOPS threshold for Copilot+ PC features
Average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the AMD Ryzen 9 8945H
General
- Announced
- 2024
- Process
- 4 nm
- Base TDP
- 45 W
- Max TDP
- 54 W
Cores & Clocks
- Cores
- 8
- Performance cores
- 8
- Efficiency cores
- 0
- Threads
- 16
- Base clock
- 4 GHz
- Boost clock
- 5.2 GHz
- L3 cache
- 16 MB
Integrated GPU
- iGPU
- AMD Radeon 780M
- iGPU clock
- 2,800 MHz
Memory
- Memory support
- LPDDR5X-7500 / DDR5-5600
- Max memory
- 256 GB
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 2,702Top 38%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 12,650Top 39%
- Cinebench R23 (single)
- 1,813Top 35%
- Cinebench R23 (multi)
- 17,604Top 22%
- PassMark
- 30,083Top 21%
Devices with the AMD Ryzen 9 8945H
1 device in our catalog uses this chip
Quick answers
Is the AMD Ryzen 9 8945H good in 2026?
The AMD Ryzen 9 8945H earns an Inno Score of 57.3/100 (“Average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The AMD Ryzen 9 8945H is an eight-core, 16-thread Zen 4 Hawk Point laptop processor that AMD lists for China only. It runs at 4.0 to 5.2 GHz with 16 MB of L3 cache, a 45 W default TDP configurable from 35 to 54 W, Radeon 780M graphics and a 16 TOPS NPU. Its specifications match the Ryzen 9 8945HS.
Does the AMD Ryzen 9 8945H count as "Core i7 or equivalent"?
Its PassMark CPU Mark average is 30,083 (cpubenchmark.net, retrieved Sep 26, 2026), which puts it in Tier A of our CPU tier checker: current Core i7 H / Core Ultra 7 / Ryzen 7 class and above. Requirement pages word this differently, so check the exact wording with your department.
Which devices use the AMD Ryzen 9 8945H?
One device in our catalog uses the AMD Ryzen 9 8945H: ASUS TUF Gaming A15 (2024).
What are the key specs of the AMD Ryzen 9 8945H?
Cores: 8 · Threads: 16 · Boost clock: 5.2 GHz · Base TDP: 45 W
What are the closest alternatives to the AMD Ryzen 9 8945H?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are AMD Ryzen 7 H 255, Intel Core Ultra 9 185H, AMD Ryzen 7 8840U — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
