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AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX

Technical specifications and documented benchmark results for this processor.

Last updated: 2026-10-20
9.4/ 10
Technical rating

Excellent

AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX is a Laptop processor with 16 cores and 32 threads. It runs at 2.5 GHz and boosts up to 5.4 GHz. It records a PassMark CPU Mark of 51207 and a single-thread rating of 3897. Its stated TDP is 55 W.

CPU Mark51,207
533 samples
Single Thread3,897
Overall rank#260
of 6,054
Reference price—

Technical assessment

A summary based on specifications and results.

Excellent
9.4Excellent

AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX is a Laptop processor with 16 cores and 32 threads. It runs at 2.5 GHz and boosts up to 5.4 GHz. It records a PassMark CPU Mark of 51207 and a single-thread rating of 3897. Its stated TDP is 55 W.

Multi-axis comparison

How does this processor compare?

A direct comparison with nearby processors from the same brand and a similar core count.

5 CPU

Overall and multi-core performance

A higher CPU Mark indicates stronger overall performance.

01AMD Ryzen 9 7945HXAMD53,745 points
02AMD Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 395AMD51,962 points
03AMD Ryzen 9 8945HXThis CPU51,207 points
04Intel Core Ultra 7 270HX PlusIntel49,848 points
05Apple M5 Pro 15 CoreApple49,076 points

Single-thread performance

Measures speed in tasks that depend on one CPU thread.

01Apple M5 Pro 15 CoreApple5,897 points
03AMD Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 395AMD4,081 points
04AMD Ryzen 9 7945HXAMD4,011 points
05AMD Ryzen 9 8945HXThis CPU3,897 points

Performance per watt

Estimated as CPU Mark divided by TDP.

01AMD Ryzen 9 7945HXAMD977.2 Mark/W
02AMD Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 395AMD944.8 Mark/W
03AMD Ryzen 9 8945HXThis CPU931.0 Mark/W

Bars are relative to the processors shown here, not a global ranking of every CPU.

Detailed benchmark results

Snapshot from 2026-10-20

Data CompressionKBytes/Sec
675,345.00
Data EncryptionMBytes/Sec
40,749.00
Extended InstructionsMillion Matrices/Sec
49,660.00
Find Prime NumbersMillion Primes/Sec
261.00
Floating Point MathMOps/Sec
117,095.00
Integer MathMOps/Sec
194,546.00
PhysicsFrames/Sec
2,153.00
Random String SortingThousand Strings/Sec
78,621.00

Core specifications

BrandAMD
CategoryLaptop
Release year2025
SocketFL1
Cores / threads16 / 32
Base clock2.50 GHz
Max turbo5.40 GHz
TDP55 W
Integrated graphicsAMD Radeon 610M

Memory support

DDR5
Memory typeDDR5
Official speedDDR5-5200
Maximum capacity64 GB

Cache hierarchy

L1I16 x 32 KB
L1D16 x 32 KB
L216 x 1024 KB
L364 MB