Ryzen 7 9700X vs Ryzen 9 7945HX

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 7945HX
2023
16 cores / 32 threads, 55 Watt
34.42
+47.5%
Ryzen 7 9700X
2024
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
23.33

Ryzen 9 7945HX outperforms Ryzen 7 9700X by a considerable 48% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 7945HX and Ryzen 7 9700X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking111222
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data53.31
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Power efficiency59.2333.97
Architecture codenameDragon Range-HX (Zen 4) (2023−2024)Granite Ridge (2024)
Release date4 January 2023 (1 year ago)8 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$359

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 7945HX and Ryzen 7 9700X 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads3216
Base clock speed2.5 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed5.4 GHz5.5 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache64 MB (shared)32 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyCCD = 5 nm, I/O = 6 nm4 nm
Die size2x 71 mm270.6 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C95 °C
Number of transistors13,140 million8,315 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 7945HX and Ryzen 7 9700X 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
SocketFL1AM5
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 7945HX and Ryzen 7 9700X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 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, SMESMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 7945HX and Ryzen 7 9700X are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 7945HX and Ryzen 7 9700X. 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 610M (400 - 2200 MHz)AMD Radeon Graphics

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 7945HX and Ryzen 7 9700X.

PCIe version5.05.0
PCI Express lanes2824

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 9 7945HX 34.42
+47.5%
Ryzen 7 9700X 23.33

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 9 7945HX 54668
+47.5%
Ryzen 7 9700X 37065

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 9 7945HX 8462
Ryzen 7 9700X 9457
+11.8%

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 9 7945HX 71611
+23.7%
Ryzen 7 9700X 57914

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.

Ryzen 9 7945HX 19820
+5.5%
Ryzen 7 9700X 18794

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 9 7945HX 1.99
+18.6%
Ryzen 7 9700X 2.36

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 9 7945HX 62
+69.8%
Ryzen 7 9700X 36

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Ryzen 9 7945HX 5521
+73.7%
Ryzen 7 9700X 3178

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 9 7945HX 308
Ryzen 7 9700X 346
+12.3%

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 9 7945HX 3.65
Ryzen 7 9700X 4.06
+11.2%

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 9 7945HX 27.7
+72%
Ryzen 7 9700X 16.1

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.

Ryzen 9 7945HX 14532
+7.3%
Ryzen 7 9700X 13549

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.  

Ryzen 9 7945HX 236
+33.8%
Ryzen 7 9700X 176

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.  

Ryzen 9 7945HX 369
Ryzen 7 9700X 376
+2%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 9 7945HX 19802
+35.5%
Ryzen 7 9700X 14613

Blender(-)

Ryzen 9 7945HX 94
Ryzen 7 9700X 154
+63.8%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 9 7945HX 2124
Ryzen 7 9700X 2507
+18%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 9 7945HX 7381
Ryzen 7 9700X 7894
+7%

7-Zip

Ryzen 9 7945HX 140471
+70.2%
Ryzen 7 9700X 82553

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 9 7945HX 351
Ryzen 7 9700X 398
+13.4%

CrossMark Overall

Ryzen 9 7945HX 2058
Ryzen 7 9700X 2174
+5.7%

WebXPRT 4 Overall

Ryzen 9 7945HX 292
Ryzen 7 9700X 346
+18.7%

Blender v3.3 Classroom CPU(-)

Ryzen 9 7945HX 149
Ryzen 7 9700X 244
+63.8%

Geekbench 6.3 Multi-Core

Ryzen 9 7945HX 16765
Ryzen 7 9700X 16817
+0.3%

Geekbench 6.3 Single-Core

Ryzen 9 7945HX 2880
Ryzen 7 9700X 3373
+17.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 34.42 23.33
Integrated graphics card 2.85 1.98
Recency 4 January 2023 8 August 2024
Physical cores 16 8
Threads 32 16
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 9 7945HX has a 47.5% higher aggregate performance score, 43.9% faster integrated GPU, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 18.2% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 7 9700X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.

The Ryzen 9 7945HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 9700X in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 9 7945HX is a notebook processor while Ryzen 7 9700X is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 9 7945HX and Ryzen 7 9700X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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