AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS vs Intel Core i7-12700E

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS and Intel Core i7-12700E processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
  • Around 8% higher clock speed: 5.2 GHz vs 4.80 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 4 nm vs 7 nm
  • Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3877 vs 3777
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 6 Dec 2023 vs Jan 2022
Maximum frequency 5.2 GHz vs 4.80 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 4 nm vs 7 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3877 vs 3777
PassMark - CPU mark 29474 vs 29384

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-12700E

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
  • 4 more threads: 20 vs 16
  • Around 88% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 88% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 56% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Number of cores 12 vs 8
Number of threads 20 vs 16
L1 cache 960 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 15 MB vs 1 MB (per core)
L3 cache 25 MB vs 16 MB (shared)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-12700E

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3877
3777
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
29474
29384
Name AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS Intel Core i7-12700E
PassMark - Single thread mark 3877 3777
PassMark - CPU mark 29474 29384

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS Intel Core i7-12700E

Essentials

Launch date 6 Dec 2023 Jan 2022
Place in performance rating 191 212
Architecture codename Alder Lake
Launch price (MSRP) $378
Processor Number i7-12700E
Series 12th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors
Vertical segment Embedded

Performance

Base frequency 4 GHz
Die size 178 mm²
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 960 KB
L2 cache 1 MB (per core) 15 MB
L3 cache 16 MB (shared) 25 MB
Manufacturing process technology 4 nm 7 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 5.2 GHz 4.80 GHz
Number of cores 8 12
Number of threads 16 20
Transistor count 25,000 million
Unlocked
64 bit support

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR5 Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size 128 GB

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 35-54 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported FP8 FCLGA1700
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt 65 Watt
Package Size 45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
Thermal Solution PCG 2020C

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 4, 20 Lanes, (CPU only) Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Max number of PCIe lanes 20
PCI Express revision 5.0 and 4.0
Scalability 1S Only

Graphics

Device ID 0x4680
Execution Units 32
Graphics base frequency 300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.50 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 4

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)