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AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS vs AMD Ryzen 9 8945H

AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS

► remove from comparison Ryzen 7X4X/8X4X CPU

The Ryzen 7 8745HS is a China-only Hawk Point family chip that never received an official launch. Targeted at gaming and productivity laptops but widely used in mini-PCs, too, the 8745HS features 8 cores (16 threads thanks to SMT support) running at up to 4.9 GHz, along with the still fairly capable Radeon 780M iGPU. There is no NPU here.

As an APU meant for use within China, this Ryzen 7 should be fully compliant with the Chinese government-approved cryptography standards.

The only difference between the 8745HS and the 8745H is the slightly lower default wattage of the latter, potentially leading to slightly lower clock speeds.

Performance

We fully expect this Zen 4 architecture processor to be about as fast as the Ryzen 7 7745HX (8 Zen 4 cores, 3.6 GHz to 5.1 GHz) meaning its multi-thread performance is a little better than the Core Ultra 9 185H but a few percentage points behind the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370.

Architecture and Features

Unlike Zen 3, Zen 4 features AVX512 support along with other improvements, like larger caches/registers/buffers across the board. Elsewhere, the 8745HS has 16 MB of L3 cache and a fast RAM controller (up to LPDDR5x-7500 and up to DDR5-5600). There are 20 PCI-Express 4 lanes for connecting devices such as NVMe SSDs (1.97 GB/s per lane) and graphics cards; USB 4 / Thunderbolt support is onboard, too. Please note that the APU isn't overclockable and neither is it user-replaceable. It gets soldered on to the motherboard for good (FP7r2 or FP8 socket interfaces).

Graphics

The Radeon 780M (12 CUs / 768 shaders, up to 2,600 MHz) can drive 4 monitors simultaneously with resolutions as high as SUHD 4320p. It will also have little issue hardware-encoding and hardware-decoding the most widely used video codecs (AV1, AVC, HEVC). As far as gaming is concerned, many titles are still playable at 1080p as of early 2025 albeit with most settings dialed down do Lowest or Low.

Power consumption

This Ryzen 7 series chip has a long-term power limit (default TDP) of 35 W to 54 W, giving system makers a choice between improving battery life and making the system they're designing faster. Either way, an active cooling solution is a must for a laptop or a mini-PC built around this APU.

AMD Ryzen 9 8945H

► remove from comparison AMD R9 8945H

The Ryzen 9 8945H is a rebadged Ryzen 9 7940HS with higher clock speeds on the Ryzen AI NPU. To be more specific, this is a powerful Hawk Point family laptop chip that has eight Zen 4 cores running at 4.0 GHz to 5.2 GHz. All of its cores are SMT-enabled for a total of 16 processing threads.

Compared to the 8945HS, the H seems to be a local variant for China and offers the same specifications.

The Radeon 780M serves as the integrated graphics adapter.

Architecture & Features

Hawk Point family chips are powered by the Zen 4 architecture, much like Phoenix and Dragon Range family chips are. That's not to say there is no difference between the three. With Hawk Point, AMD is betting big on generative AI; these chips are promised to deliver an up to 40% increase in generative AI performance over 7040 series APUs making apps like DaVinci Resolve and Adobe Photoshop even more powerful.

Unlike Zen 3, Zen 4 features AVX512 support and, thanks to a plethora of other improvements including larger caches/registers/buffers across the board, is slated to bring a double-digit IPC improvement over the former.

Elsewhere, the 8945H has 16 MB of L3 cache and support for super-fast RAM (up to LPDDR5x-7500 or DDR5-5600; no ECC support). The processor is compatible with USB 4 and thus with Thunderbolt; PCIe support is limited to the 4.0 spec for a throughput of 1.97 GB/s per lane. 20 lanes are available.

OS support is limited to 64-bit editions of Windows 11 and Windows 10 and of course to Linux. Note that the chip isn't overclockable and neither is it user-replaceable as it gets soldered down for good (FP7, FP7r2, FP8 socket interfaces).

Performance

The 8945H is an R9 7940HS in disguise, so it's realistic to expect the chip to be just slightly faster than the Core i9-12900HK and also the Ryzen 7 7840HS, as far as multi-thread performance is concerned.

Your mileage may vary depending on how high the CPU power limits are and how competent the cooling solution of your system is.

Graphics

The Radeon 780M has 12 CUs (768 shaders) running at up to 2,800 MHz. This is a very fast iGPU, as of late 2023. It will let you use up to 4 monitors with resolutions as high as SUHD 4320p, and it is also capable of HW-encoding and HW-decoding the most widely used video codecs including AVC, HEVC and AV1. More importantly, it is fast enough for proper 1080p gaming as long as one is fine with low to medium detail settings.

Your mileage may vary depending on how high the CPU power limits are, how competent the cooling solution of the system is, how fast the RAM of the system is (there is no dedicated VRAM here).

Power consumption

This Ryzen 9 series chip has a long-term power limit (default TDP) of 35 W to 54 W, giving laptop makers a choice between longer battery life and higher performance. Either way, an active cooling solution is a must for a system powered by this chip.

The 8945H is built with TSMC's 4 nm process for high, as of late 2023, energy efficiency.

ModelAMD Ryzen 7 8745HSAMD Ryzen 9 8945H
CodenameHawk Point-HS (Zen 4)Hawk Point-HS (Zen 4)
SeriesAMD Hawk Point (Zen 4/4c)AMD Hawk Point (Zen 4/4c)
Series: Hawk Point (Zen 4/4c) Hawk Point-HS (Zen 4)
AMD Ryzen 9 270 compare4 - 5.2 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 8945H4 - 5.2 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS compare4 - 5.2 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS compare4 - 5.2 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 260 compare3.8 - 5.1 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS compare3.8 - 5.1 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS « 3.8 - 4.9 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS compare3.3 - 5.1 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS compare3.3 - 5.1 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 240 compare4.3 - 5 GHz6 / 12 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS compare4.3 - 5 GHz6 / 12 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS compare3.5 - 4.9 GHz6 / 12 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 270 compare4 - 5.2 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 8945H « 4 - 5.2 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS compare4 - 5.2 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS compare4 - 5.2 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 260 compare3.8 - 5.1 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS compare3.8 - 5.1 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS3.8 - 4.9 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS compare3.3 - 5.1 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS compare3.3 - 5.1 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 240 compare4.3 - 5 GHz6 / 12 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS compare4.3 - 5 GHz6 / 12 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS compare3.5 - 4.9 GHz6 / 12 cores16 MB L3
Clock3800 - 4900 MHz4000 - 5200 MHz
L2 Cache8 MB8 MB
L3 Cache16 MB16 MB
Cores / Threads8 / 16
8 x 4.9 GHz AMD Zen 4
8 / 16
8 x 5.2 GHz AMD Zen 4
TDP35 Watt45 Watt
Technology4 nm4 nm
Die Size178 mm2178 mm2
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C
SocketFP7r2/FP8FP7/FP7r2/FP8
FeaturesDDR5-5600/LPDDR5x-7500 RAM, PCIe 4, USB 4, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4ADDR5-5600/LPDDR5x-7500 RAM, PCIe 4, Ryzen AI, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
iGPUAMD Radeon 780M ( - 2600 MHz)AMD Radeon 780M ( - 2800 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
Announced
Manufacturerwww.amd.comwww.amd.com
L1 Cache512 KB

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R7 8745HS
39.2 pt (65%)
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Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R9 8945H
40.5 pt (67%)
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Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Single Core
101 Points (57%)
103.3 Points (58%)
Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Multi Core
869 Points (16%)
960 Points (18%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
16236 Points (15%)
min: 17423     avg: 17604     median: 17604 (16%)     max: 17785 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
1701 Points (72%)
min: 1812     avg: 1813     median: 1813 (77%)     max: 1814 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
658 Points (73%)
min: 638     avg: 654     median: 654 (73%)     max: 670 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
6351 Points (15%)
min: 6859     avg: 6908     median: 6907.5 (17%)     max: 6956 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
2578 Points (16%)
min: 2605     avg: 2734     median: 2777 (18%)     max: 2819 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
263 Points (74%)
min: 283     avg: 283.5     median: 283.5 (80%)     max: 284 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
30.5 Points (40%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
3.2 Points (76%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
7299 Points (44%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
46569 Points (34%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
86842 Points (55%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
13867 Points (17%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
70.2 s (1%)
64 s (1%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
2.9 s (1%)
2.6 s (1%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
6655 Points (11%)
7339 Points (12%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multi Thread 4 runs
63912 MIPS (37%)
min: 72851     avg: 73037     median: 73036.5 (42%)     max: 73222 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
6334 MIPS (75%)
min: 6615     avg: 6640     median: 6639.5 (78%)     max: 6664 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
147.6 fps (49%)
158.9 fps (53%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
265.5 fps (61%)
284.5 fps (66%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
18.4 fps (32%)
min: 21.9     avg: 22.2     median: 22.2 (39%)     max: 22.4 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
1.3 GB/s (38%)
1.3 GB/s (38%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
2 GB/s (34%)
2 GB/s (34%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
11 GB/s (29%)
15.7 GB/s (41%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
308 Seconds (4%)
min: 286     avg: 289.5     median: 289.5 (4%)     max: 293 Seconds
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
197 Seconds (1%)
min: 178     avg: 180     median: 180 (1%)     max: 182 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
0.5 sec (10%)
min: 0.4298     avg: 0.4     median: 0.4 (9%)     max: 0.4346 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 14260     avg: 14551     median: 14551 (31%)     max: 14842 Points
15945 Points (34%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
7.3 s (2%)
6.8 s (1%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
18.3 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
621 s (3%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 81786     avg: 82112     median: 82112 (63%)     max: 82438 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 18094     avg: 18440     median: 18440 (45%)     max: 18786 Points
min: 20449     avg: 22111     median: 22111 (54%)     max: 23773 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 80377     avg: 82709     median: 82709 (67%)     max: 85041 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 80119     avg: 82359     median: 82358.5 (67%)     max: 84598 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
83423 Points (69%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 19399     avg: 19901     median: 19901 (50%)     max: 20403 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 25815     avg: 26950     median: 26949.5 (48%)     max: 28084 Points
min: 27032     avg: 27721     median: 27721 (49%)     max: 28410 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 8644     avg: 10058     median: 10057.5 (42%)     max: 11471 Points
min: 11800     avg: 11812     median: 11811.5 (50%)     max: 11823 Points
Geekbench 6.4 - Geekbench 6.4 Single-Core
min: 2522     avg: 2536     median: 2536 (63%)     max: 2550 Points
min: 2692     avg: 2702     median: 2701.5 (67%)     max: 2711 Points
Geekbench 6.4 - Geekbench 6.4 Multi-Core
min: 9801     avg: 9879     median: 9878.5 (38%)     max: 9956 Points
min: 12638     avg: 12650     median: 12650 (49%)     max: 12662 Points
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Single-Core
3105 Points (99%)
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Multi-Core
21003 Points (86%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1865     avg: 1870     median: 1870 (73%)     max: 1875 Points
min: 1991     avg: 1993     median: 1993 (78%)     max: 1995 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 9645     avg: 9755     median: 9754.5 (17%)     max: 9864 Points
min: 11949     avg: 11989     median: 11988.5 (21%)     max: 12028 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1761     avg: 1787     median: 1787 (8%)     max: 1813 Points
1927 Points (8%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 9697     avg: 9756     median: 9756 (31%)     max: 9815 Points
11903 Points (38%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 7430     avg: 7545     median: 7544.5 (75%)     max: 7659 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 40481     avg: 40487     median: 40487 (40%)     max: 40493 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
537 ms (1%)
505 ms (1%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
96399 Points (73%)
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
251 Points (69%)
263 Points (72%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
290 Points (52%)
308 Points (55%)
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
1638 Points (61%)
1800 Points (67%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
92.5 Watt (16%)
107.5 Watt (19%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
101.4 Watt (19%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
7.4 Watt (5%)
19.8 Watt (13%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
11.7 Watt (13%)
Power Consumption - Power Efficiency - Cinebench R15 Multi external Monitor
25.4 Points per Watt (19%)

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS → 100% n=37

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 9 8945H → 110% n=37

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