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AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX vs AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS: Comparison
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX and AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS separate most on l2 cache: AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX at 4 MB, AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS at 8 MB, 50% in favour of AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS. They match on 11 other specifications, including product line, form factor and market segment.
Specs
| Specification |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | AMD | AMD |
| Product Line | Ryzen | Ryzen |
| Form Factor | Laptop | Laptop |
| Model Number | 5900HX | 9 8945HS |
| Codename | Cezanne | Hawk Point |
| Release Year | 2021 | 2024 |
| iGPU | AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M Graphics (RDNA 3) |
| Market Segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Socket | BGA | BGA (soldered, mobile) |
| Socket Status | End of Life | Mature |
| Process Node | 7 nm | 4 nm |
| Performance Cores | 8 | 4 |
| Efficiency Cores | 0 | 4 |
| SMT Enabled | Yes | true |
| P-Core Base Clock | 3.3 | 4.0 |
| P-Core Boost Clock | 4.6 | 5.2 |
| L2 Cache | 4 MB-50% | 8 MB |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 16 MB |
| Base Power | 45 W | 45 W |
| Configurable TDP Floor | 35 | 35 |
| Max Memory Speed | 4266 | 5600 |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC Support | No | false |
| Integrated Graphics | Yes | Yes |
| iGPU Model | AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M |
| iGPU Compute Units | 8 | 12 |
| Copilot Plus Certified | No | false |
| PCIe Generation | PCIe 3.0 | PCIe 4.0 |
| Retail Availability | Soldered Only | Soldered Only |
| Architecture | Zen 3, Ryzen 5000 Series "Cezanne" | Zen 4 (Phoenix/Hawk Point) |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Threads | 16 | 16 |
Verdict
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
8.1 / 10 Expert Rating
The AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS strikes a strong balance between performance and portability for mainstream laptops.