Intel Core Ultra 7 256V vs AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 7 256V, vs AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core Ultra 7 256V 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 Ultra 7 256V
1888
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX
2002
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 256V
10579
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX
34982
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 256V
118
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX
113
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 256V
582
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX
1720
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 256V
4100
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX
4036
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 256V
20177
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX
55932
Integer Math43.8 GOps/sn/a
Floating-Point Math59.9 GOps/sn/a
Prime Number Search199 M primes/sn/a
Random String Sort23.1 M strings/sn/a
Data Encryption14.4 GB/sn/a
Data Compression193.2 MB/sn/a
Physics1647 frames/sn/a
Extended Instructions165 M matrices/sn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 256V
2676
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX
2767
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 256V
10735
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX
16761
File Compression974.9 MB/sn/a
Clang Compilation67.7 KLines/sn/a
HTML5 Browser260.1 pages/sn/a
PDF Rendering282.1 MP/secn/a
Text Processing298.1 pages/sn/a
Background Blur50.8 frames/sn/a
Photo Processing105.2 frames/sn/a
Ray Tracing14 MP/secn/a

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core Ultra 7 256V
87.13
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX
476.21

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 290.1 PPW 304.7 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 545.3 PPW 1016.9 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 15.7 PPW 31.3 PPW
Blender / W 2.35 PPW 8.66 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel AMD
Announced September, 4, 2024 April, 1, 2025
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Lunar Lake Zen 4 (Dragon Range)
Model number 256V n/a
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics 140V Radeon 610M

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 4 16
Threads 4 32
Frequency 2.2 GHz 2.5 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.8 GHz 5.4 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores4n/a
Threads4n/a
Frequency2.2 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)3.7 GHzn/a
General
Cores count816
Threads count832
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier22x24x
L1 cache192 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache2560 KB/core1000 KB/core
L3 Cache12 MB total64 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Package

Process tech. 3 nm 5 nm
Power (TDP) 17-37 W 55 W
Max TDP (Boost) 37 W 75 W
Socket FCBGA-2833 FL1
Critical temp. 100 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type LPDDR5X-8533 DDR5-5200
Max Size 16 GB 64 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support No No

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes 8 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.

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