AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx

Last updated: 2023-11-17

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX		Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
CPU comparison AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX or Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx - 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 7 7745HX has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.10 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX was released in Q1/2023. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.84 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx was released in Q4/2018.

AMD Ryzen 7 (68)	Family	Qualcomm Snapdragon (102)
AMD Ryzen 7045 (6)	CPU group	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx (2)
6	Generation	2
Dragon Range (Zen 4)	Architecture	Kryo 495
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX is 3.60 GHz (5.10 GHz) while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx is at 2.84 GHz.
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX	Characteristic	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
8	Cores	8
16	Threads	8
normal	Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
Yes	Overclocking ?	No
3.60 GHz (5.10 GHz) 8x Zen 4	A-Core	2.84 GHz 4x Kryo 495 Gold
--	B-Core	1.80 GHz 4x Kryo 495 Silver
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning 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. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX	Characteristic	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
--	AI hardware	Qualcomm AI engine
--	AI specifications	Hexagon 685 @ 3 TOPS

Internal Graphics The AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX or Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
AMD Radeon 610M	GPU	Qualcomm Adreno 680
0.40 GHz	GPU frequency	0.25 GHz
2.20 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	0.59 GHz
9	GPU Generation	5
6 nm	Technology	7 nm
3	Max. displays	2
2	Compute units	8
128	Shader	768
Yes	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
8 GB	Max. GPU Memory	4 GB
12	DirectX Version	12.0

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 610M	GPU	Qualcomm Adreno 680
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 / Encode	Codec VP9	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX can use up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 83.2 GB/s. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx supports up to 16 GB of memory in 8 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 68.2 GB/s.
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX	Characteristic	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
DDR5-5200	Memory	LPDDR4X-4266
128 GB	Max. Memory	16 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	8 (Octa Channel)
83.2 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	68.2 GB/s
Yes	ECC	No
8.00 MB	L2 Cache	--
32.00 MB	L3 Cache	2.00 MB
5.0	PCIe version	--
28	PCIe lanes	--
110.3 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	--
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX is 55 W, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx has a TDP of 7 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX	Characteristic	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
55 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	7 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
75 W	TDP up	--
45 W	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX is manufactured in 5 nm and has 40.00 MB cache. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX	Characteristic	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
5 nm	Technology	7 nm
Chiplet	Chip design	Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512	ISA extensions	--
FL1	Socket	--
AMD-V, SVM	Virtualization	None
Yes	AES-NI	No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Android, Windows 10 (ARM)
Q1/2023	Release date	Q4/2018
--	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX (100%)

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx (36%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX (100%)

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx (22%)

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 7 7745HX 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	2002 (100%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx 8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz	724 (36%)

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 7 7745HX 8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz	12744 (100%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx 8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz	2808 (22%)

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 7 7745HX AMD Radeon 610M @ 2.20 GHz	443 (24%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Qualcomm Adreno 680 @ 0.59 GHz	1843 (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 7 7745HX 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	107 (100%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx 8C 8T @ 2.84 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 7 7745HX 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	929 (100%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx 8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 7 7745HX 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	1842 (100%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx 8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 7 7745HX 8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz	18065 (100%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx 8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz	0 (0%)

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 7 7745HX 8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz	2674 (100%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx 8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz	0 (0%)

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 7 7745HX 8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz	13452 (100%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx 8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz	0 (0%)

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.


	AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX 18,065 CB R23 MC @ 143 W	126 (100%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx 2.84 GHz	0 (0%)

Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

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 7 7745HX 8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx 8C 8T @ 2.84 GHz	3 (100%)

Devices using this processor
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx
Unknown	Lenovo Flex 5G Lenovo Yoga C 5G Samsung Galaxy Book S

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