Ryzen 9 8945HS vs Processor N97

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Aggregate performance score

Processor N97
2023
4 cores / 4 threads, 12 Watt
3.45
Ryzen 9 8945HS
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
18.69
+442%

Ryzen 9 8945HS outperforms Processor N97 by a whopping 442% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Processor N97 and Ryzen 9 8945HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1543316
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Power efficiency27.2139.31
Architecture codenameAlder Lake-N (2023)Hawk Point-HS (Zen 4) (2023−2024)
Release date3 January 2023 (1 year ago)6 December 2023 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Processor N97 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 speed2 GHz4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz5.2 GHz
L1 cache96 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (shared)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data178 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C100 °C
Number of transistorsno data25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Processor N97 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
SocketIntel BGA 1264FP8
Power consumption (TDP)12 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Processor N97 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++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Processor N97 and Ryzen 9 8945HS technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Processor N97 and Ryzen 9 8945HS 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 Processor N97 and Ryzen 9 8945HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR5 4800 MHz Single-channelDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N)AMD Radeon 780M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Processor N97 and Ryzen 9 8945HS.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes920

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.

Processor N97 3.45
Ryzen 9 8945HS 18.69
+442%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Processor N97 5445
Ryzen 9 8945HS 7786
+43%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Processor N97 15323
Ryzen 9 8945HS 49299
+222%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Processor N97 6461
Ryzen 9 8945HS 15894
+146%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Processor N97 16.82
Ryzen 9 8945HS 4.38
+284%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Processor N97 6
Ryzen 9 8945HS 31
+421%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Processor N97 479
Ryzen 9 8945HS 2659
+455%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Processor N97 161
Ryzen 9 8945HS 281
+74.5%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Processor N97 1.94
Ryzen 9 8945HS 3.42
+76.3%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Processor N97 2.9
Ryzen 9 8945HS 15.4
+429%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Processor N97 35
Ryzen 9 8945HS 151
+332%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Processor N97 175
Ryzen 9 8945HS 298
+70.5%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Processor N97 2321
Ryzen 9 8945HS 14109
+508%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Processor N97 2757
Ryzen 9 8945HS 12368
+349%

Blender(-)

Processor N97 1020
+431%
Ryzen 9 8945HS 192

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Processor N97 1060
Ryzen 9 8945HS 1965
+85.4%

7-Zip Single

Processor N97 4019
Ryzen 9 8945HS 6250
+55.5%

7-Zip

Processor N97 13174
Ryzen 9 8945HS 71704
+444%

WebXPRT 3

Processor N97 191
Ryzen 9 8945HS 316
+65.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.45 18.69
Integrated graphics card 2.32 18.31
Recency 3 January 2023 6 December 2023
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 16
Chip lithography 10 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 45 Watt

Processor N97 has 275% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 8945HS, on the other hand, has a 441.7% higher aggregate performance score, 689.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 11 months, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 150% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 9 8945HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Processor N97 in performance tests.


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