Ryzen 5 8645HS vs i3-7120

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Primary details

Comparing Core i3-7120 and Ryzen 5 8645HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated497
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i3no data
Power efficiencyno data30.13
Architecture codenameKaby Lake (2016−2019)Hawk Point-HS (Zen 4) (2023−2024)
Release date17 July 2017 (7 years ago)6 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$117no data

Detailed specifications

Core i3-7120 and Ryzen 5 8645HS 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 cores2 (Dual-core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed4 GHz4.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz5 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
Multiplier40no data
L1 cache128 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data178 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-7120 and Ryzen 5 8645HS 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
Socket1151FP8
Power consumption (TDP)51 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-7120 and Ryzen 5 8645HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataRyzen AI, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
TSX+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-7120 and Ryzen 5 8645HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-7120 and Ryzen 5 8645HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR5
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 630AMD Radeon 760M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-7120 and Ryzen 5 8645HS.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes1620

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 3.10 15.05
Recency 17 July 2017 6 December 2023
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 4 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 51 Watt 45 Watt

Ryzen 5 8645HS has 385.5% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 6 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 13.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i3-7120 and Ryzen 5 8645HS. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i3-7120 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 8645HS is a notebook one.


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