Ryzen 9 7945HX3D vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z
2022
8 cores / 16 threads, 28 Watt
13.13
Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
2023
16 cores / 32 threads, 55 Watt
36.14
+175%

Ryzen 9 7945HX3D outperforms Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z by a whopping 175% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z and Ryzen 9 7945HX3D processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking57799
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesRembrandt (Zen 3+)AMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045)
Power efficiency44.3562.15
Architecture codenameRembrandt U (Zen 3+) (2022)Dragon Range-HX (Zen 4) (2023−2024)
Release date20 April 2022 (2 years ago)27 July 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z and Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads1632
Base clock speed2.7 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.75 GHz5.4 GHz
L1 cache512 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache4 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB128 MB (shared)
Chip lithography6 nm5 nm
Die sizeno data2x 71 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °C89 °C
Number of transistorsno data17,840 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z and Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 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 configurationno data1
SocketFP7FL1
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z and Ryzen 9 7945HX3D. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTno data
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z and Ryzen 9 7945HX3D are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z and Ryzen 9 7945HX3D. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5-5200

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon 680M ( - 2200 MHz)AMD Radeon 610M (400 - 2200 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z and Ryzen 9 7945HX3D.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data28

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 7 PRO 6860Z 13.13
Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 36.14
+175%

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 7 PRO 6860Z 20863
Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 57404
+175%

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.

Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 1458
Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 2762
+89.4%

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.

Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 6437
Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 16400
+155%

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.

Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 6238
Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 8478
+35.9%

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.

Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 36959
Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 70414
+90.5%

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.

Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 7.9
Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 5.9
+33.9%

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.

Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 23
Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 62
+168%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 1992
Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 5600
+181%

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.

Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 233
Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 311
+33.5%

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.

Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 2.87
Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 3.7
+28.9%

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.

Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 7.7
Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 23.4
+204%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 8734
Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 19875
+128%

Blender(-)

Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 274
+188%
Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 95

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 1452
Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 2133
+46.9%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 5289
Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 7573
+43.2%

7-Zip

Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 52568
Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 136201
+159%

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 270
Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 480
+77.8%

CrossMark Overall

Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 1505
Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 2086
+38.6%

WebXPRT 4 Overall

Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 214
Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 328
+53.3%

Blender v3.3 Classroom CPU(-)

Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 483
+222%
Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 150

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.13 36.14
Integrated graphics card 14.99 2.85
Recency 20 April 2022 27 July 2023
Physical cores 8 16
Threads 16 32
Chip lithography 6 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt 55 Watt

Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z has 426% faster integrated GPU, and 96.4% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 7945HX3D, on the other hand, has a 175.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 20% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 9 7945HX3D is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z in performance tests.


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