A6-7000 vs Ryzen 9 8945H
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 8945H outperforms A6-7000 by a whopping 2888% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 9 8945H and A6-7000 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 306 | 2774 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Hawk Point (Zen 4/4c, Ryzen 8040) | AMD Kaveri |
| Power efficiency | 39.98 | 3.56 |
| Architecture codename | Hawk Point-HS (Zen 4) (2023−2024) | Kaveri (2014−2015) |
| Release date | 6 December 2023 (1 year ago) | 1 June 2014 (10 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 9 8945H and A6-7000 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 16 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 4 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.2 GHz | 3 GHz |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | 1024 KB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | 178 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 9 8945H and A6-7000 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.
| Socket | FP7/FP7r2/FP8 | FT3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 17 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 8945H and A6-7000. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Ryzen 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 | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| FRTC | - | + |
| TrueAudio | - | + |
| PowerNow | - | + |
| PowerGating | - | + |
| Out-of-band client management | - | + |
| VirusProtect | - | + |
| HSA | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 8945H and A6-7000 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 8945H and A6-7000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR3 |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon 780M ( - 2800 MHz) | AMD Radeon R4 Graphics |
| iGPU core count | no data | 3 |
| Enduro | - | + |
| Switchable graphics | - | + |
| UVD | - | + |
| VCE | - | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 9 8945H and A6-7000 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Ryzen 9 8945H and A6-7000 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | DirectX® 12 |
| Vulkan | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 8945H and A6-7000.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 19.12 | 0.64 |
| Recency | 6 December 2023 | 1 June 2014 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 2 |
| Threads | 16 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 17 Watt |
Ryzen 9 8945H has a 2887.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 600% more advanced lithography process.
A6-7000, on the other hand, has 164.7% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 9 8945H is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-7000 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 9 8945H and A6-7000, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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