AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX vs Intel Core Ultra 7 355
Compared 2 processors: AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX, vs Intel Core Ultra 7 355. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| Integer Math | n/a | 43.5 GOps/s |
| Floating-Point Math | n/a | 59.2 GOps/s |
| Prime Number Search | n/a | 183 M primes/s |
| Random String Sort | n/a | 23.9 M strings/s |
| Data Encryption | n/a | 14.8 GB/s |
| Data Compression | n/a | 176.8 MB/s |
| Physics | n/a | 1885 frames/s |
| Extended Instructions | n/a | 179 M matrices/s |
| File Compression | n/a | 1050 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | n/a | 74.6 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | n/a | 264 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | n/a | 293.7 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | n/a | 293.2 pages/s |
| Background Blur | n/a | 50.3 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | n/a | 122.1 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | n/a | 15.4 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 304.7 PPW | 450.1 PPW |
| PassMark CPU / W | 1016.9 PPW | 805.1 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | 31.3 PPW | 32 PPW |
| Blender / W | 8.66 PPW | n/a |
General Info
| Manufacturer | AMD | Intel |
| Announced | April, 1, 2025 | January, 5, 2026 |
| Type | Laptop use | Laptop use |
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Zen 4 (Dragon Range) | Panther Lake |
| Model number | n/a | 355 |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon 610M | Xe3 Graphics |
Processor
| Cores | 16 | 4 |
| Threads | 32 | 4 |
| Frequency | 2.5 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 5.4 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| Cores | n/a | 4 |
| Threads | n/a | 4 |
| Frequency | n/a | 1.7 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | n/a | 3.5 GHz |
| Cores count | 16 | 8 |
| Threads count | 32 | 8 |
| Bus frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 24x | 23x |
| L1 cache | 64 KB/core | n/a |
| L2 cache | 1000 KB/core | n/a |
| L3 Cache | 64 MB total | 12 MB total |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | No |
Package
| Process tech. | 5 nm | 2 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 55 W | 15-25 W |
| Max TDP (Boost) | 75 W | 55 W |
| Socket | FL1 | FCBGA2540 |
| Critical temp. | 100 °C | 100 °C |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | DDR5-5200 | - LPDDR5X-7467 - DDR5-6400 |
| Max Size | 64 GB | 128 GB |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC support | No | No |
Other
| PCIe Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Max PCIe Lanes | 28 | 12 |
| Tech | - Compute: AVX-512, BMI1, BMI2, F16C, SHA - Performance: Precision Boost 2, SMT - Virtualization: AMD-V - Security: EVP, NX-Bit, SMAP, SMEP |
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Results
After analyzing the data, we consider AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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