Ryzen 9 8945H vs i9-14900K

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Aggregate performance score

Core i9-14900K
2023
24 cores / 32 threads, 125 Watt
37.80
+97.1%
Ryzen 9 8945H
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
19.18

Core i9-14900K outperforms Ryzen 9 8945H by an impressive 97% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i9-14900K and Ryzen 9 8945H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking80305
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation64.70no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Hawk Point (Zen 4/4c, Ryzen 8040)
Power efficiency28.4740.13
Architecture codenameRaptor Lake-R (2023−2024)Hawk Point-HS (Zen 4) (2023−2024)
Release date17 October 2023 (1 year ago)6 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$589no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i9-14900K and Ryzen 9 8945H 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads3216
Base clock speed3.2 GHz4 GHz
Boost clock speed5.8 GHz5.2 GHz
L1 cache80 KB (per core)512 KB
L2 cache2 MB (per core)8 MB
L3 cache36 MB (shared)16 MB
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm4 nm
Die size257 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-14900K and Ryzen 9 8945H 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCLGA1700FP7/FP7r2/FP8
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-14900K and Ryzen 9 8945H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Ryzen 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
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
SIPP+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Core i9-14900K and Ryzen 9 8945H 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 i9-14900K and Ryzen 9 8945H are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-14900K and Ryzen 9 8945H. 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+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics 770AMD Radeon 780M ( - 2800 MHz)
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.65 GHzno data
Execution Units32no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i9-14900K and Ryzen 9 8945H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported4no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i9-14900K and Ryzen 9 8945H 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 i9-14900K and Ryzen 9 8945H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-14900K and Ryzen 9 8945H.

PCIe version5.0 and 4.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no 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.

i9-14900K 37.80
+97.1%
Ryzen 9 8945H 19.18

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.

i9-14900K 60040
+97.1%
Ryzen 9 8945H 30468

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.

i9-14900K 12643
+66.5%
Ryzen 9 8945H 7594

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.

i9-14900K 94801
+104%
Ryzen 9 8945H 46572

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.

i9-14900K 22773
+47.1%
Ryzen 9 8945H 15476

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.

i9-14900K 2.07
+27.1%
Ryzen 9 8945H 2.63

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.

i9-14900K 72
+148%
Ryzen 9 8945H 29

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

i9-14900K 6103
+127%
Ryzen 9 8945H 2691

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.

i9-14900K 325
+14.3%
Ryzen 9 8945H 284

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.

i9-14900K 4.02
+22.6%
Ryzen 9 8945H 3.28

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.

i9-14900K 26.7
+76.8%
Ryzen 9 8945H 15.1

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.  

i9-14900K 181
+20.8%
Ryzen 9 8945H 150

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.  

i9-14900K 346
+18.2%
Ryzen 9 8945H 292

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.

i9-14900K 16108
+114%
Ryzen 9 8945H 7542

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i9-14900K 25199
+110%
Ryzen 9 8945H 11980

Blender(-)

i9-14900K 85
Ryzen 9 8945H 182
+114%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

i9-14900K 2369
+18.8%
Ryzen 9 8945H 1994

7-Zip Single

i9-14900K 7932
+19%
Ryzen 9 8945H 6664

7-Zip

i9-14900K 145207
+99.3%
Ryzen 9 8945H 72851

WebXPRT 3

i9-14900K 386
+25.1%
Ryzen 9 8945H 309

CrossMark Overall

i9-14900K 2584
+41%
Ryzen 9 8945H 1833

WebXPRT 4 Overall

i9-14900K 334
+26%
Ryzen 9 8945H 265

Blender v3.3 Classroom CPU(-)

i9-14900K 145
Ryzen 9 8945H 293
+103%

Geekbench 6.3 Multi-Core

i9-14900K 21397
+69%
Ryzen 9 8945H 12662

Geekbench 6.3 Single-Core

i9-14900K 3243
+20.5%
Ryzen 9 8945H 2692

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 37.80 19.18
Integrated graphics card 6.16 18.33
Recency 17 October 2023 6 December 2023
Physical cores 24 8
Threads 32 16
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 45 Watt

i9-14900K has a 97.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 200% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Ryzen 9 8945H, on the other hand, has 197.6% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 month, and 177.8% lower power consumption.

The Core i9-14900K is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 9 8945H in performance tests.

Note that Core i9-14900K is a desktop processor while Ryzen 9 8945H is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i9-14900K and Ryzen 9 8945H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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