Ryzen 9 7945HX vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 7945HX outperforms Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS by a whopping 146% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS and Ryzen 9 7945HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 529 | 111 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | 37.88 | 59.23 |
| Architecture codename | Rembrandt-HS (Zen 3+) (2022) | Dragon Range-HX (Zen 4) (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 19 April 2022 (2 years ago) | 4 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS 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 cores | 8 (Octa-Core) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.7 GHz | 5.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | 64 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | CCD = 5 nm, I/O = 6 nm |
| Die size | 208 mm2 | 2x 71 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 13,140 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FP7 | FL1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 55 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS and Ryzen 9 7945HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | PRO, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME | 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 7 PRO 6850HS and Ryzen 9 7945HX are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS and Ryzen 9 7945HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon 680M ( - 2200 MHz) | AMD Radeon 610M (400 - 2200 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS and Ryzen 9 7945HX.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | 28 |
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 14.01 | 34.42 |
| Integrated graphics card | 15.33 | 2.85 |
| Recency | 19 April 2022 | 4 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 16 |
| Threads | 16 | 32 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 55 Watt |
Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS has 437.9% faster integrated GPU, and 57.1% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 9 7945HX, on the other hand, has a 145.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 months, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
The Ryzen 9 7945HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS and Ryzen 9 7945HX, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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