Ryzen 9 8945HS vs Athlon X4 760K

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon X4 760K
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 100 Watt
1.91
Ryzen 9 8945HS
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
18.99
+894%

Ryzen 9 8945HS outperforms Athlon X4 760K by a whopping 894% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon X4 760K and Ryzen 9 8945HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1977316
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Power efficiency1.7739.20
Architecture codenameRichland (2013−2014)Hawk Point-HS (Zen 4) (2023−2024)
Release date1 June 2013 (11 years ago)6 December 2023 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon X4 760K and Ryzen 9 8945HS basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speed3.8 GHz4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz5.2 GHz
L1 cache192K64 KB (per core)
L2 cache4 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm4 nm
Die size246 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,303 million25,000 million
64 bit support++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X4 760K and Ryzen 9 8945HS compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFM2FP8
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 760K and Ryzen 9 8945HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataRyzen AI, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++
PowerNow+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X4 760K and Ryzen 9 8945HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X4 760K and Ryzen 9 8945HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1866DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 780M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 760K and Ryzen 9 8945HS.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon X4 760K 1.91
Ryzen 9 8945HS 18.99
+894%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon X4 760K 2971
Ryzen 9 8945HS 29608
+897%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Athlon X4 760K 438
Ryzen 9 8945HS 2372
+442%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Athlon X4 760K 1039
Ryzen 9 8945HS 11592
+1016%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.91 18.99
Recency 1 June 2013 6 December 2023
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 16
Chip lithography 32 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 45 Watt

Ryzen 9 8945HS has a 894.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 700% more advanced lithography process, and 122.2% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 9 8945HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon X4 760K in performance tests.

Note that Athlon X4 760K is a desktop processor while Ryzen 9 8945HS is a notebook one.


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