Ryzen 9 8945HS vs Core i5-11400F

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-11400F
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
11.02
Ryzen 9 8945HS
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
19.10
+73.3%

Ryzen 9 8945HS outperforms i5-11400F by an impressive 73% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-11400F and Ryzen 9 8945HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking680288
Place by popularity30not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation67.90no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Architecture codenameRocket Lake (2021)Hawk Point-HS (Zen 4)
Release date19 May 2021 (3 years ago)6 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$157no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-11400F and Ryzen 9 8945HS 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1216
Base clock speed2.6 GHz4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz5.2 GHz
L1 cache480 KB512 KB
L2 cache3 MB8 MB
L3 cache12 MB16 MB
Chip lithography14 nm4 nm
Die size276 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-11400F and Ryzen 9 8945HS 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
SocketLGA1200FP7/FP7r2/FP8
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-11400F and Ryzen 9 8945HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataRyzen 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
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
TSX+no data

Security technologies

Core i5-11400F and Ryzen 9 8945HS technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-11400F and Ryzen 9 8945HS are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-11400F and Ryzen 9 8945HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5
Maximum memory bandwidth50 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 780M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-11400F and Ryzen 9 8945HS.

PCIe version4.04.0
PCI Express lanes2020

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.

i5-11400F 11.02
Ryzen 9 8945HS 19.10
+73.3%

Ryzen 9 8945HS outperforms Core i5-11400F by 73% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 65%

i5-11400F 17048
Ryzen 9 8945HS 29549
+73.3%

Ryzen 9 8945HS outperforms Core i5-11400F by 73% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 40%

i5-11400F 1961
Ryzen 9 8945HS 2384
+21.6%

Ryzen 9 8945HS outperforms Core i5-11400F by 22% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 40%

i5-11400F 7584
Ryzen 9 8945HS 11577
+52.7%

Ryzen 9 8945HS outperforms Core i5-11400F by 53% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i5-11400F 6210
Ryzen 9 8945HS 7786
+25.4%

Ryzen 9 8945HS outperforms Core i5-11400F by 25% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

i5-11400F 44220
Ryzen 9 8945HS 49299
+11.5%

Ryzen 9 8945HS outperforms Core i5-11400F by 11% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

i5-11400F 13359
Ryzen 9 8945HS 15691
+17.5%

Ryzen 9 8945HS outperforms Core i5-11400F by 17% in 3DMark06 CPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

i5-11400F 4.09
+7.1%
Ryzen 9 8945HS 4.38

Ryzen 9 8945HS outperforms Core i5-11400F by 7% in wPrime 32.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 16%

i5-11400F 18
Ryzen 9 8945HS 31
+76.1%

Ryzen 9 8945HS outperforms Core i5-11400F by 76% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Benchmark coverage: 14%

i5-11400F 1574
Ryzen 9 8945HS 2659
+68.9%

Ryzen 9 8945HS outperforms Core i5-11400F by 69% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

i5-11400F 210
Ryzen 9 8945HS 281
+33.8%

Ryzen 9 8945HS outperforms Core i5-11400F by 34% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i5-11400F 2.23
Ryzen 9 8945HS 3.42
+53.4%

Ryzen 9 8945HS outperforms Core i5-11400F by 53% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i5-11400F 8.7
Ryzen 9 8945HS 15.4
+76.4%

Ryzen 9 8945HS outperforms Core i5-11400F by 76% in TrueCrypt AES.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 12%

i5-11400F 7147
Ryzen 9 8945HS 14109
+97.4%

Ryzen 9 8945HS outperforms Core i5-11400F by 97% in WinRAR 4.0.

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.  

Benchmark coverage: 12%

i5-11400F 92
Ryzen 9 8945HS 151
+64.6%

Ryzen 9 8945HS outperforms Core i5-11400F by 65% in x264 encoding pass 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.  

Benchmark coverage: 12%

i5-11400F 258
Ryzen 9 8945HS 298
+15.5%

Ryzen 9 8945HS outperforms Core i5-11400F by 16% in x264 encoding pass 1.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.02 19.10
Recency 19 May 2021 6 December 2023
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 45 Watt

Ryzen 9 8945HS has a 73.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 44.4% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 9 8945HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-11400F in performance tests.

Note that Core i5-11400F is a desktop processor while Ryzen 9 8945HS is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-11400F and Ryzen 9 8945HS, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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