Intel Core i7 14650HX vs AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core i7 14650HX, vs AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core i7 14650HX and AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 14650HX
1922
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX
2002
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i7 14650HX
23840
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX
34982
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 14650HX
117
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX
113
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 14650HX
1235
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX
1720
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 14650HX
3909
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX
4036
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i7 14650HX
35314
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX
55932
Integer Math124.4 GOps/sn/a
Floating-Point Math90.4 GOps/sn/a
Prime Number Search160 M primes/sn/a
Random String Sort44.8 M strings/sn/a
Data Encryption24.3 GB/sn/a
Data Compression420.4 MB/sn/a
Physics2323 frames/sn/a
Extended Instructions255 M matrices/sn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core i7 14650HX
2622
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX
2767
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core i7 14650HX
15279
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX
16761
File Compression1340 MB/sn/a
Clang Compilation126.3 KLines/sn/a
HTML5 Browser397 pages/sn/a
PDF Rendering450.8 MP/secn/a
Text Processing263.1 pages/sn/a
Background Blur53.3 frames/sn/a
Photo Processing131.9 frames/sn/a
Ray Tracing27.3 MP/secn/a

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core i7 14650HX
274.63
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX
476.21

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 277.8 PPW 304.7 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 642.1 PPW 1016.9 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 22.5 PPW 31.3 PPW
Blender / W 4.99 PPW 8.66 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel AMD
Announced January, 9, 2024 April, 1, 2025
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Refresh Zen 4 (Dragon Range)
Model number i7-14650HX n/a
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics (16EU) Radeon 610M

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 16
Threads 16 32
Frequency 2.2 GHz 2.5 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.2 GHz 5.4 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores8n/a
Threads8n/a
Frequency1.6 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)3.7 GHzn/a
General
Cores count1616
Threads count2432
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier22x24x
L1 cache80 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache2000 KB/core1000 KB/core
L3 Cache30 MB total64 MB total
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Package

Process tech. 10 nm 5 nm
Power (TDP) 45-55 W 55 W
Max TDP (Boost) 157 W 75 W
Socket BGA-1964 FL1
Critical temp. 100 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type - DDR5-5600
- DDR4-3200
DDR5-5200
Max Size 192 GB 64 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support Yes No
Max memory bandwidth 89.6 GB n/a

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes 20 28
Tech n/a - Compute: AVX-512, BMI1, BMI2, F16C, SHA
- Performance: Precision Boost 2, SMT
- Virtualization: AMD-V
- Security: EVP, NX-Bit, SMAP, SMEP

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX the clear winner in this comparison.

Survey

Which CPU would you pick?
1 (8.33%)
11 (91.67%)
Total Votes: 12

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