Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS vs Ryzen 5 8500G

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 8500G
2024
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
13.70
Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS
2024
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
19.33
+41.1%

Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS outperforms Ryzen 5 8500G by a considerable 41% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 8500G and Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking547302
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
Power efficiency19.9340.63
Architecture codenamePhoenix2 (2024)Hawk Point-HS (Zen 4) (2023−2024)
Release date8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)16 April 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$229no data

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 8500G and Ryzen 9 PRO 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1216
Base clock speed3.5 GHz4 GHz
Boost clock speed5 GHz5.2 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography4 nm4 nm
Die size137 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors20,900 million25,000 million
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 8500G and Ryzen 9 PRO 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
SocketAM5FP7
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Ryzen 9 PRO 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++
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon 740MAMD Radeon 780M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS.

PCIe version4.04.0
PCI Express lanes1420

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.

Ryzen 5 8500G 13.70
Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS 19.33
+41.1%

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.

Ryzen 5 8500G 21757
Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS 30708
+41.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.70 19.33
Integrated graphics card 8.29 18.32
Recency 8 January 2024 16 April 2024
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 45 Watt

Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS has a 41.1% higher aggregate performance score, 121% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 3 months, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and 44.4% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 8500G in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 8500G is a notebook processor while Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 8500G and Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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