Intel Core Ultra 9 285H vs AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 9 285H, vs AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core Ultra 9 285H 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 9 285H
2074
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX
2002
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
22212
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX
34982
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
129
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX
113
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
1155
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX
1720
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
4473
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX
4036
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
32761
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX
55932
Integer Math83.4 GOps/sn/a
Floating-Point Math106.9 GOps/sn/a
Prime Number Search340 M primes/sn/a
Random String Sort38.3 M strings/sn/a
Data Encryption24.7 GB/sn/a
Data Compression311.8 MB/sn/a
Physics2510 frames/sn/a
Extended Instructions252 M matrices/sn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
3074
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX
2767
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
17628
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX
16761
File Compression1470 MB/sn/a
Clang Compilation136.6 KLines/sn/a
HTML5 Browser434.7 pages/sn/a
PDF Rendering529.3 MP/secn/a
Text Processing353 pages/sn/a
Background Blur79.5 frames/sn/a
Photo Processing172 frames/sn/a
Ray Tracing27.1 MP/secn/a

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
205.02
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX
476.21

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 391.7 PPW 304.7 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 728 PPW 1016.9 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 25.7 PPW 31.3 PPW
Blender / W 4.56 PPW 8.66 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel AMD
Announced January, 6, 2025 April, 1, 2025
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Arrow Lake Zen 4 (Dragon Range)
Model number 285H n/a
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics 140T Radeon 610M

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 6 16
Threads 6 32
Frequency 2.9 GHz 2.5 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.4 GHz 5.4 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores10n/a
Threads10n/a
Frequency2.7 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)4.5 GHzn/a
General
Cores count1616
Threads count1632
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier29x24x
L1 cache112 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache2000 KB/core1000 KB/core
L3 Cache24 MB total64 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Package

Process tech. 3 nm 5 nm
Power (TDP) 35-45 W 55 W
Max TDP (Boost) 115 W 75 W
Socket FCBGA-2049 FL1
Critical temp. 110 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type - LPDDR5-8400
- LPDDR5x-8400
- DDR5-6400
DDR5-5200
Max Size 128 GB 64 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support No No

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes 28 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

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Survey

Which CPU would you pick?
1 (33.33%)
2 (66.67%)
Total Votes: 3

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