Ryzen 9 7945HX vs i3-8020

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Primary details

Comparing Core i3-8020 and Ryzen 9 7945HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated108
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i3no data
Power efficiencyno data59.24
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake (2017−2019)Dragon Range-HX (Zen 4) (2023−2024)
Release date1 September 2018 (6 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i3-8020 and Ryzen 9 7945HX 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)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads432
Base clock speed3.7 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz5.4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
L1 cache256 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmCCD = 5 nm, I/O = 6 nm
Die size126 mm22x 71 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data13,140 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-8020 and Ryzen 9 7945HX 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
Socket1151FL1
Power consumption (TDP)51 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-8020 and Ryzen 9 7945HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, 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++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-8020 and Ryzen 9 7945HX are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-8020 and Ryzen 9 7945HX. 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
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics 630AMD Radeon 610M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-8020 and Ryzen 9 7945HX.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanesno data28

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 3.09 2.85
Recency 1 September 2018 4 January 2023
Physical cores 4 16
Threads 4 32
Power consumption (TDP) 51 Watt 55 Watt

i3-8020 has 8.4% faster integrated GPU, and 7.8% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 7945HX, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, and 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core i3-8020 and Ryzen 9 7945HX. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i3-8020 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 9 7945HX is a notebook one.


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