AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8645HS vs Intel Core i7-8709G

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AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8645HS CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-8709G
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8645HS Intel Core i7-8709G

CPU comparison

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8645HS or Intel Core i7-8709G - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8645HS has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.00 GHz. Up to 256 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8645HS was released in Q2/2024.

The Intel Core i7-8709G has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-8709G was released in Q1/2018.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO (28) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
AMD Ryzen 8040 (20) CPU group Intel Core i 8000G (5)
7 Generation 8
Hawk Point (Zen 4) Architecture Kaby Lake G Refresh
Mobile Segment Mobile
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8645HS is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 4.30 GHz (5.00 GHz). The Intel Core i7-8709G has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.10 GHz (4.10 GHz).

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8645HS Characteristic Intel Core i7-8709G
6 Cores 4
12 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
4.30 GHz Frequency 3.10 GHz
5.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.10 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.60 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8645HS Characteristic Intel Core i7-8709G
AMD Ryzen™ AI AI hardware --
AMD Ryzen™ AI (XDNA) @ 16 TOPS AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

AMD Radeon 760M GPU AMD Radeon RX Vega M GH
0.80 GHz GPU frequency 1.06 GHz
2.60 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.19 GHz
10 GPU Generation 8
4 nm Technology 14 nm
4 Max. displays 6
8 Compute units 24
512 Shader 1536
Yes Hardware Raytracing No
AMD FSR Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 4 GB
12 DirectX Version 12.1

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

AMD Radeon 760M GPU AMD Radeon RX Vega M GH
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8645HS supports a maximum of 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-8709G can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8645HS Characteristic Intel Core i7-8709G
DDR5-4800, DDR5-5600, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5X-7500 Memory DDR4-2400
256 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
120.0 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
Yes ECC No
6.00 MB L2 Cache --
16.00 MB L3 Cache 8.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 3.0
20 PCIe lanes 8
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 7.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8645HS has a TDP of 45 W, that of the Intel Core i7-8709G is 100 W.

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8645HS Characteristic Intel Core i7-8709G
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 100 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
54 W TDP up --
35 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8645HS has a 22.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i7-8709G cache has a total of 8.00 MB.

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8645HS Characteristic Intel Core i7-8709G
4 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
FP8 Socket BGA 2270
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2024 Release date Q1/2018
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8645HS (100%)
Intel Core i7-8709G (58%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8645HS (100%)
Intel Core i7-8709G (47%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8645HS AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8645HS
6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz
1802 (100%)
Intel Core i7-8709G Intel Core i7-8709G
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
1089 (60%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8645HS AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8645HS
6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz
7768 (100%)
Intel Core i7-8709G Intel Core i7-8709G
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
3940 (51%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8645HS AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8645HS
6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz
2478 (100%)
Intel Core i7-8709G Intel Core i7-8709G
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
1371 (55%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8645HS AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8645HS
6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz
10357 (100%)
Intel Core i7-8709G Intel Core i7-8709G
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
4420 (43%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8645HS AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8645HS
AMD Radeon 760M @ 2.60 GHz
2663 (73%)
Intel Core i7-8709G Intel Core i7-8709G
AMD Radeon RX Vega M GH @ 1.19 GHz
3656 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8645HS AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8645HS
6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz
99 (100%)
Intel Core i7-8709G Intel Core i7-8709G
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8645HS AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8645HS
6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz
702 (100%)
Intel Core i7-8709G Intel Core i7-8709G
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
0 (0%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8645HS AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8645HS
6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-8709G Intel Core i7-8709G
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
7885 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8645HS AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8645HS
6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-8709G Intel Core i7-8709G
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
174 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8645HS AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8645HS
6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-8709G Intel Core i7-8709G
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
809 (100%)

AI performance (NPU)

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is given here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher.

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8645HS AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8645HS
6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz
16 (100%)
Intel Core i7-8709G Intel Core i7-8709G
4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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