Opteron 6344 vs Ryzen 9 8945HS
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 8945HS outperforms Opteron 6344 by a whopping 391% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 9 8945HS and Opteron 6344 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 316 | 1460 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 1.32 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Power efficiency | 39.41 | 3.14 |
| Architecture codename | Hawk Point-HS (Zen 4) (2023−2024) | Abu Dhabi (2012) |
| Release date | 6 December 2023 (less than a year ago) | 5 November 2012 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $415 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 9 8945HS and Opteron 6344 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) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 4 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.2 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 576 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 2 MB (per module) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | 8 MB (per die) |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 178 mm2 | 2x 315 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 70 °C |
| Number of transistors | 25,000 million | 2,400 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 9 8945HS and Opteron 6344 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 | 4 |
| Socket | FP8 | G34 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 115 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 8945HS and Opteron 6344. 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 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | + |
| AVX | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 8945HS and Opteron 6344 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 8945HS and Opteron 6344. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 780M | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 8945HS and Opteron 6344.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | no data |
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 | 18.74 | 3.82 |
| Recency | 6 December 2023 | 5 November 2012 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 12 |
| Threads | 16 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 115 Watt |
Ryzen 9 8945HS has a 390.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 33.3% more threads, a 700% more advanced lithography process, and 155.6% lower power consumption.
Opteron 6344, on the other hand, has 50% more physical cores.
The Ryzen 9 8945HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Opteron 6344 in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen 9 8945HS is a notebook processor while Opteron 6344 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 9 8945HS and Opteron 6344, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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