Ryzen 9 8945HS vs Core i7-14700K

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-14700K
2023
20 cores / 28 threads, 125 Watt
34.61
+83%

Core i7-14700K outperforms Ryzen 9 8945HS by an impressive 83% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-14700K and Ryzen 9 8945HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking94283
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation62.27no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Architecture codenameRaptor Lake-RHawk Point-HS (Zen 4)
Release date17 October 2023 (less than a year ago)6 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$319no data
Current price$583 (1.8x MSRP)no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-14700K 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 cores20 (Icosa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads2816
Base clock speed3.4 GHz4 GHz
Boost clock speed5.6 GHz5.2 GHz
L1 cache80 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache33 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm4 nm
Die size257 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Number of transistorsno data25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-14700K 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
SocketFCLGA1700FP8
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-14700K and Ryzen 9 8945HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2DDR5-5600/LPDDR5x-7500 RAM, PCIe 4, 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
AES-NI++
FMAno data+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
SIPP+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data
StatusLaunchedno data

Security technologies

Core i7-14700K and Ryzen 9 8945HS technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-14700K and Ryzen 9 8945HS are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-14700K and Ryzen 9 8945HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR5DDR5
Maximum memory size192 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth89.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics 770AMD Radeon 780M
Quick Sync Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.6 GHzno data
Execution Units32no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-14700K and Ryzen 9 8945HS integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported4no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-14700K and Ryzen 9 8945HS integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2160 @ 60Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP5120 x 3200 @ 120Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort7680 x 4320 @ 60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-14700K and Ryzen 9 8945HS integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-14700K and Ryzen 9 8945HS.

PCIe version5.0 and 4.04.0
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.

i7-14700K 34.61
+83%
Ryzen 9 8945HS 18.91

Core i7-14700K outperforms Ryzen 9 8945HS by 83% 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: 68%

i7-14700K 53530
+83%
Ryzen 9 8945HS 29246

Core i7-14700K outperforms Ryzen 9 8945HS by 83% 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: 42%

i7-14700K 2944
+23.3%
Ryzen 9 8945HS 2387

Core i7-14700K outperforms Ryzen 9 8945HS by 23% 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: 42%

i7-14700K 19258
+64.4%
Ryzen 9 8945HS 11715

Core i7-14700K outperforms Ryzen 9 8945HS by 64% 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: 20%

i7-14700K 12027
+54.5%
Ryzen 9 8945HS 7786

Core i7-14700K outperforms Ryzen 9 8945HS by 54% 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: 19%

i7-14700K 91081
+84.8%
Ryzen 9 8945HS 49299

Core i7-14700K outperforms Ryzen 9 8945HS by 85% 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: 19%

i7-14700K 20665
+31.7%
Ryzen 9 8945HS 15691

Core i7-14700K outperforms Ryzen 9 8945HS by 32% 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: 18%

i7-14700K 2.15
+104%
Ryzen 9 8945HS 4.38

Ryzen 9 8945HS outperforms Core i7-14700K by 104% 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: 17%

i7-14700K 61
+97.7%
Ryzen 9 8945HS 31

Core i7-14700K outperforms Ryzen 9 8945HS by 98% 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: 15%

i7-14700K 5459
+105%
Ryzen 9 8945HS 2659

Core i7-14700K outperforms Ryzen 9 8945HS by 105% 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: 15%

i7-14700K 314
+11.7%
Ryzen 9 8945HS 281

Core i7-14700K outperforms Ryzen 9 8945HS by 12% 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: 14%

i7-14700K 3.7
+8.2%
Ryzen 9 8945HS 3.42

Core i7-14700K outperforms Ryzen 9 8945HS by 8% 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%

i7-14700K 25.6
+66.8%
Ryzen 9 8945HS 15.4

Core i7-14700K outperforms Ryzen 9 8945HS by 67% 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: 13%

i7-14700K 12800
Ryzen 9 8945HS 14109
+10.2%

Ryzen 9 8945HS outperforms Core i7-14700K by 10% 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: 13%

i7-14700K 261
+73.2%
Ryzen 9 8945HS 151

Core i7-14700K outperforms Ryzen 9 8945HS by 73% 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: 13%

i7-14700K 419
+40.6%
Ryzen 9 8945HS 298

Core i7-14700K outperforms Ryzen 9 8945HS by 41% in x264 encoding pass 1.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 34.61 18.91
Integrated graphics card 6.14 18.35
Recency 17 October 2023 6 December 2023
Physical cores 20 8
Threads 28 16
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 45 Watt

The Core i7-14700K is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 9 8945HS in performance tests.

Note that Core i7-14700K is a desktop processor while Ryzen 9 8945HS is a notebook one.


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