Ryzen 5 9600X vs Ryzen 9 8945HS

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 8945HS
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
18.76
Ryzen 5 9600X
2024
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
18.95
+1%

Ryzen 5 9600X outperforms Ryzen 9 8945HS by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 8945HS and Ryzen 5 9600X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking321314
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data51.85
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Power efficiency39.4527.59
Architecture codenameHawk Point-HS (Zen 4) (2023−2024)Granite Ridge (2024)
Release date6 December 2023 (1 year ago)8 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$279

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 8945HS and Ryzen 5 9600X 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed4 GHz3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed5.2 GHz5.4 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography4 nm4 nm
Die size178 mm270.6 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C95 °C
Number of transistors25,000 million8,315 million
64 bit support++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 8945HS and Ryzen 5 9600X 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
SocketFP8AM5
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 8945HS and Ryzen 5 9600X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsRyzen 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, 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 8945HS and Ryzen 5 9600X are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 8945HS and Ryzen 5 9600X. 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 780M ( - 2800 MHz)AMD Radeon Graphics

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 8945HS and Ryzen 5 9600X.

PCIe version4.05.0
PCI Express lanes2024

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 8945HS 18.76
Ryzen 5 9600X 18.95
+1%

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 8945HS 29804
Ryzen 5 9600X 30105
+1%

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 8945HS 7786
Ryzen 5 9600X 9324
+19.8%

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 8945HS 49299
Ryzen 5 9600X 54599
+10.8%

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 8945HS 15894
Ryzen 5 9600X 17706
+11.4%

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 8945HS 4.38
Ryzen 5 9600X 2.62
+67.2%

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 8945HS 31
+0.7%
Ryzen 5 9600X 31

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 8945HS 2659
+1.1%
Ryzen 5 9600X 2630

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 8945HS 281
Ryzen 5 9600X 341
+21.4%

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 8945HS 3.42
Ryzen 5 9600X 4
+17%

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 8945HS 15.4
+14.6%
Ryzen 5 9600X 13.4

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 8945HS 14109
Ryzen 5 9600X 14819
+5%

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 8945HS 151
Ryzen 5 9600X 154
+2.2%

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 8945HS 298
Ryzen 5 9600X 364
+22.1%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 9 8945HS 12368
Ryzen 5 9600X 12840
+3.8%

Blender(-)

Ryzen 9 8945HS 192
+4.1%
Ryzen 5 9600X 185

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 9 8945HS 1965
Ryzen 5 9600X 2507
+27.6%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 9 8945HS 6250
Ryzen 5 9600X 7760
+24.2%

7-Zip

Ryzen 9 8945HS 71704
+5%
Ryzen 5 9600X 68266

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 9 8945HS 316
Ryzen 5 9600X 380
+20.3%

CrossMark Overall

Ryzen 9 8945HS 1830
Ryzen 5 9600X 2109
+15.2%

WebXPRT 4 Overall

Ryzen 9 8945HS 260
Ryzen 5 9600X 339
+30.2%

Blender v3.3 Classroom CPU(-)

Ryzen 9 8945HS 312
+9.5%
Ryzen 5 9600X 285

Geekbench 6.3 Multi-Core

Ryzen 9 8945HS 13283
Ryzen 5 9600X 15378
+15.8%

Geekbench 6.3 Single-Core

Ryzen 9 8945HS 2684
Ryzen 5 9600X 3320
+23.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.76 18.95
Integrated graphics card 18.32 1.98
Recency 6 December 2023 8 August 2024
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 9 8945HS has 825.3% faster integrated GPU, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and 44.4% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 9600X, on the other hand, has a 1% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 8 months.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Ryzen 9 8945HS and Ryzen 5 9600X.

Be aware that Ryzen 9 8945HS is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 9600X is a desktop one.


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