AMD Ryzen 9 8945H Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated:
The AMD Ryzen 9 8945H has 8 cores with 16 threads and is based on the 7. gen of the AMD Ryzen 9 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the FP8 socket and was released in Q1/2024. The AMD Ryzen 9 8945H scores 1,974 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 11,600 points.
AMD Ryzen 9 8945H

At a glance

Name: AMD Ryzen 9 8945H
Family: AMD Ryzen 9 (47)
CPU group: AMD Ryzen 8040 (20)
Architecture: Hawk Point (Zen 4)
Technology: 4 nm
Segment: Notebook
Generation: 7
Predecessor: --
Successor: AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 9 8945H has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 9 8945H is 4.00 GHz (5.20 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads: 8 / 16
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 8x Zen 4
Hyperthreading / SMT: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 4.00 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 5.20 GHz
Turbo Frequency (8 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.

AI hardware: AMD Ryzen™ AI
AI specifications: AMD Ryzen™ AI (XDNA) @ 16 TOPS
NPU + CPU + iGPU: 39 TOPS

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The AMD Ryzen 9 8945H has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the AMD Ryzen 9 8945H uses the AMD Radeon 780M, which has 768 texture shaders and 12 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name: AMD Radeon 780M
GPU frequency: 0.80 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 2.80 GHz
Compute units: 12
Shader: 768
Hardware Raytracing: Yes
Release date: Q1/2023
Max. displays: 4
Generation: 3
Direct X: 12
Technology: 4 nm
Max. GPU Memory: 32 GB
Frame Generation: AMD FSR

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.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit): Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode / Encode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode
VP9: Decode
AV1: Decode / Encode
AVC: Decode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The processor can use up to 256 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 120.0 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
DDR5-4800
DDR5-5600
LPDDR5-6400
LPDDR5X-7500
76.8 GB/s
89.6 GB/s
102.4 GB/s
120.0 GB/s
Max. Memory: 256 GB
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
ECC: No
PCIe: 4.0 x 20
PCIe Bandwidth: 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 45 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 45 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: 54 W
TDP down: 35 W
Tjunction max.: 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 9 8945H is made in 4 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 24.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology: 4 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: FP8
L2-Cache: 8.00 MB
L3-Cache: 16.00 MB
AES-NI: Yes
Operating systems: Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Virtualization: AMD-V, SVM
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
Release date: Q1/2024
Release price: --
Part Number: 100-000001309
Documents: Technical data sheet

Rate this processor

Here you can rate this processor to help other visitors make their purchase decision. The average rating of this processor is 4.4 stars (18 ratings). Rate now:

Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the AMD Ryzen 9 8945H have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.


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 i5-14500HX Intel Core i5-14500HX
14C 20T @ 4.90 GHz
108
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100)
12C 12T @ 3.40 GHz
108
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
107
AMD Ryzen 9 8945H AMD Ryzen 9 8945H
8C 16T @ 5.20 GHz
106
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
8C 16T @ 5.20 GHz
106
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
16C 22T @ 4.80 GHz
105
Intel Core i7-13700H Intel Core i7-13700H
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
105

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 Ultra 7 155H Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
16C 22T @ 4.80 GHz
992
Intel Core i7-13620H Intel Core i7-13620H
10C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
987
Intel Core i9-13900HK Intel Core i9-13900HK
14C 20T @ 5.40 GHz
987
AMD Ryzen 9 8945H AMD Ryzen 9 8945H
8C 16T @ 5.20 GHz
975
Apple M4 (10-CPU) Apple M4 (10-CPU)
10C 10T @ 4.41 GHz
975
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
8C 16T @ 5.20 GHz
975
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100) Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100)
12C 12T @ 3.40 GHz
974

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.
Intel Core Ultra 5 236V Intel Core Ultra 5 236V
8C 8T @ 4.70 GHz
2634
Intel Core Ultra 5 238V Intel Core Ultra 5 238V
8C 8T @ 4.70 GHz
2634
Intel Core i9-13900HK Intel Core i9-13900HK
14C 20T @ 5.40 GHz
2629
AMD Ryzen 9 8945H AMD Ryzen 9 8945H
8C 16T @ 5.20 GHz
2617
Intel Core i9-13900H Intel Core i9-13900H
14C 20T @ 5.40 GHz
2617
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
8C 16T @ 5.20 GHz
2617
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS
8C 16T @ 5.20 GHz
2617

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
16C 22T @ 4.20 GHz
12749
Intel Core i5-13500HX Intel Core i5-13500HX
14C 20T @ 4.10 GHz
12647
Intel Core Ultra 7 165H Intel Core Ultra 7 165H
16C 22T @ 4.40 GHz
12545
AMD Ryzen 9 8945H AMD Ryzen 9 8945H
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
12447
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
12447
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
12447
AMD Ryzen 9 7940H AMD Ryzen 9 7940H
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
12447

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 9 7845HX AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
12C 24T @ 5.20 GHz
2052
Intel Core i7-14700HX Intel Core i7-14700HX
20C 28T @ 5.50 GHz
2016
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
2002
AMD Ryzen 9 8945H AMD Ryzen 9 8945H
8C 16T @ 5.20 GHz
1974
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
8C 16T @ 5.20 GHz
1974
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS
8C 16T @ 5.20 GHz
1974
AMD Ryzen 9 7940H AMD Ryzen 9 7940H
8C 16T @ 5.20 GHz
1974

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 i7-13700H Intel Core i7-13700H
14C 20T @ 4.40 GHz
11848
Intel Core i7-13705H Intel Core i7-13705H
14C 20T @ 4.40 GHz
11848
Intel Core i7-13620H Intel Core i7-13620H
10C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
11766
AMD Ryzen 9 8945H AMD Ryzen 9 8945H
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
11600
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
11600
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
11600
AMD Ryzen 9 7940H AMD Ryzen 9 7940H
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
11600

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 Ultra 7 165H Intel Core Ultra 7 165H
Intel Iris Xe 8 Core Graphics 128 EUs (Meteor Lake) @ 2.30 GHz
4559
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
Intel Iris Xe 8 Core Graphics 128 EUs (Meteor Lake) @ 2.25 GHz
4460
Intel Core Ultra 5 135H Intel Core Ultra 5 135H
Intel Iris Xe 8 Core Graphics 128 EUs (Meteor Lake) @ 2.20 GHz
4361
AMD Ryzen 9 8945H AMD Ryzen 9 8945H
AMD Radeon 780M @ 2.80 GHz
4357
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
AMD Radeon 780M @ 2.80 GHz
4357
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS
AMD Radeon 780M @ 2.80 GHz
4357
AMD Ryzen 9 7940H AMD Ryzen 9 7940H
AMD Radeon 780M @ 2.80 GHz
4357

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 i7-13800HE Intel Core i7-13800HE
14C 20T @ 4.00 GHz
31426
Intel Core i7-13800HRE Intel Core i7-13800HRE
14C 20T @ 4.00 GHz
31426
AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 AMD Ryzen AI 9 365
10C 20T @ 2.00 GHz
31400
AMD Ryzen 9 8945H AMD Ryzen 9 8945H
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
30995
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
30995
AMD Ryzen 9 7940H AMD Ryzen 9 7940H
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
30995
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
30995

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).
Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
24C 24T @ 0.66 GHz
31.6
Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU) Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU)
20C 20T @ 0.60 GHz
22
Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU) Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU)
20C 20T @ 0.60 GHz
22
AMD Ryzen 9 8945H AMD Ryzen 9 8945H
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
16
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
16
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS
6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz
16
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8645HS AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8645HS
6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz
16

Benchmarks





Popular comparisons

1. AMD Ryzen 9 8945H AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS AMD Ryzen 9 8945H vs AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
2. AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 AMD Ryzen 9 8945H AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 vs AMD Ryzen 9 8945H
3. AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX AMD Ryzen 9 8945H AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX vs AMD Ryzen 9 8945H
4. AMD Ryzen 9 8945H Intel Core i7-13650HX AMD Ryzen 9 8945H vs Intel Core i7-13650HX
5. AMD Ryzen 9 8945H Intel Core i7-14700HX AMD Ryzen 9 8945H vs Intel Core i7-14700HX
6. AMD Ryzen 9 8945H AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX AMD Ryzen 9 8945H vs AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
7. AMD Ryzen 9 8945H Intel Core Ultra 9 185H AMD Ryzen 9 8945H vs Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
8. AMD Ryzen 9 8945H Intel Core i9-14900HX AMD Ryzen 9 8945H vs Intel Core i9-14900HX
9. AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS AMD Ryzen 9 8945H AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS vs AMD Ryzen 9 8945H
10. Intel Core i7-13620H AMD Ryzen 9 8945H Intel Core i7-13620H vs AMD Ryzen 9 8945H


back to index