AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS vs Intel Core i9-12950HX

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS and Intel Core i9-12950HX 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.

AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS

Intel Core i9-12950HX

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 6 month(s) later
Around 4% higher clock speed: 5.2 GHz vs 5.00 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 4 nm vs 7 nm
Around 22% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 55 Watt
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3878 vs 3824

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 Dec 2023 vs 10 May 2022
Maximum frequency	5.2 GHz vs 5.00 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm vs 7 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 55 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3878 vs 3824

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-12950HX

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
8 more threads: 24 vs 16
2.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.5x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 88% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 32323 vs 29759

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	24 vs 16
L1 cache	1280 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	20 MB vs 1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB vs 16 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	32323 vs 29759

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-12950HX

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3878

3824

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

29759

32323

Name	AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	Intel Core i9-12950HX
PassMark - Single thread mark	3878	3824
PassMark - CPU mark	29759	32323

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS	Intel Core i9-12950HX
Essentials
Launch date	6 Dec 2023	10 May 2022
Place in performance rating	190	187
Architecture codename		Alder Lake
Launch price (MSRP)		$590
Processor Number		i9-12950HX
Series		12th Generation Intel Core i9 Processors
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	4 GHz
Die size	178 mm²
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	1280 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	20 MB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	30 MB
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	5.2 GHz	5.00 GHz
Number of cores	8	16
Number of threads	16	24
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	FCBGA1964
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	55 Watt
Package Size		45.0 mm x 37.5 mm
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
Execution Units		32
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.55 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors
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		12.1
OpenGL		4.6
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading 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)