Intel Core i7-9700KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX

Last updated: 2023-11-17

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-9700KF		AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
CPU comparison Intel Core i7-9700KF or AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX - 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 Intel Core i7-9700KF has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.90 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-9700KF was released in Q4/2018. The AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX has 12 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX was released in Q1/2023.

Intel Core i7 (298)	Family	AMD Ryzen 9 (40)
Intel Core i 9000 (34)	CPU group	AMD Ryzen 7045 (6)
9	Generation	6
Coffee Lake S Refresh	Architecture	Dragon Range (Zen 4)
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
Intel Core i7-10700KF	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i7-9700KF is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.60 GHz (4.90 GHz). The AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX has 12 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz (5.20 GHz).
Intel Core i7-9700KF	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
8	Cores	12
8	Threads	24
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
Yes	Overclocking ?	Yes
3.60 GHz	Frequency	3.00 GHz
4.90 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	5.20 GHz
4.60 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	--


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.
Intel Core i7-9700KF	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
--	AI hardware	--
--	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.
no iGPU	GPU	AMD Radeon 610M
	GPU frequency	0.40 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	2.20 GHz
--	GPU Generation	9
	Technology	6 nm
	Max. displays	3
--	Compute units	2
--	Shader	128
No	Hardware Raytracing	Yes
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	8 GB
--	DirectX Version	12

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.
no iGPU	GPU	AMD Radeon 610M
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP8	Decode / Encode
No	Codec AV1	Decode
No	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VC-1	Decode
No	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i7-9700KF supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX can connect up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Core i7-9700KF	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
DDR4-2666	Memory	DDR5-5200
128 GB	Max. Memory	128 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
42.7 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	83.2 GB/s
No	ECC	Yes
--	L2 Cache	12.00 MB
12.00 MB	L3 Cache	64.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	5.0
16	PCIe lanes	28
15.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	110.3 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i7-9700KF has a TDP of 95 W, that of the AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX is 55 W.
Intel Core i7-9700KF	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
95 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	55 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	75 W
--	TDP down	45 W
100 °C	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The Intel Core i7-9700KF has a 12.00 MB cache, while the AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX cache has a total of 76.00 MB.

Intel Core i7-9700KF	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
14 nm	Technology	5 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
LGA 1151-2	Socket	FL1
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q4/2018	Release date	Q1/2023
520 $	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i7-9700KF (65%)

AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i7-9700KF (42%)

AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX (100%)

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.


	Intel Core i7-9700KF 8C 8T @ 4.90 GHz	1336 (72%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX 12C 24T @ 5.20 GHz	1859 (100%)

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.


	Intel Core i7-9700KF 8C 8T @ 4.60 GHz	10326 (39%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX 12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz	26654 (100%)

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.


	Intel Core i7-9700KF 8C 8T @ 4.90 GHz	1302 (63%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX 12C 24T @ 5.20 GHz	2052 (100%)

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.


	Intel Core i7-9700KF 8C 8T @ 4.60 GHz	7421 (44%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX 12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz	16789 (100%)

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.


	Intel Core i7-9700KF 8C 8T @ 4.90 GHz	1589 (60%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX 12C 24T @ 5.20 GHz	2645 (100%)

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.


	Intel Core i7-9700KF 8C 8T @ 4.60 GHz	7361 (54%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX 12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz	13667 (100%)

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.


	Intel Core i7-9700KF 8C 8T @ 4.60 GHz	14555 (31%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX 12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz	46864 (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.


	Intel Core i7-9700KF 8C 8T @ 4.90 GHz	74 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX 12C 24T @ 5.20 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.


	Intel Core i7-9700KF 8C 8T @ 4.90 GHz	532 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX 12C 24T @ 5.20 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Core i7-9700KF @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX AMD Radeon 610M @ 2.20 GHz	443 (100%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.


	Intel Core i7-9700KF 8C 8T @ 4.60 GHz	134 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX 12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz	0 (0%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.


	Intel Core i7-9700KF 8C 8T @ 4.60 GHz	288.4 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX 12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz	0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Core i7-9700KF 8C 8T @ 4.90 GHz	557 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX 12C 24T @ 5.20 GHz	0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Core i7-9700KF 8C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	4164 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX 12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Core i7-9700KF 8C 8T @ 4.90 GHz	214 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX 12C 24T @ 5.20 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Core i7-9700KF 8C 8T @ 4.60 GHz	1520 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX 12C 24T @ 3.00 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.


	Intel Core i7-9700KF 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX 26,654 CB R23 MC @ 102 W	261 (100%)

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