Ryzen 9 8945HS vs Ryzen 5 5600G

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 5600G
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
12.86
Ryzen 9 8945HS
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
18.96
+47.4%

Ryzen 9 8945HS outperforms Ryzen 5 5600G by a considerable 47% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 5600G and Ryzen 9 8945HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking555282
Place by popularity13not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation88.34no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Architecture codenameCezanne (2021−2022)Hawk Point-HS (Zen 4)
Release date13 April 2021 (3 years ago)6 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$259no data
Current price$106 (0.4x MSRP)no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5600G 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 speed3.9 GHz4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz5.2 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm4 nm
Die sizeAM4 (1331) mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °Cno data
Number of transistors10,700 million25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5600G 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
SocketAM4FP8
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5600G and Ryzen 9 8945HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsDDR4-3200 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEDDR5-5600/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++
FMA++
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5600G and Ryzen 9 8945HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5600G and Ryzen 9 8945HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 7AMD Radeon 780M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5600G and Ryzen 9 8945HS.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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 5 5600G 12.86
Ryzen 9 8945HS 18.96
+47.4%

Ryzen 9 8945HS outperforms Ryzen 5 5600G by 47% 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%

Ryzen 5 5600G 19892
Ryzen 9 8945HS 29322
+47.4%

Ryzen 9 8945HS outperforms Ryzen 5 5600G by 47% 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%

Ryzen 5 5600G 1919
Ryzen 9 8945HS 2388
+24.4%

Ryzen 9 8945HS outperforms Ryzen 5 5600G by 24% 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%

Ryzen 5 5600G 7660
Ryzen 9 8945HS 11725
+53.1%

Ryzen 9 8945HS outperforms Ryzen 5 5600G 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: 20%

Ryzen 5 5600G 6052
Ryzen 9 8945HS 7786
+28.6%

Ryzen 9 8945HS outperforms Ryzen 5 5600G by 29% 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%

Ryzen 5 5600G 35552
Ryzen 9 8945HS 49299
+38.7%

Ryzen 9 8945HS outperforms Ryzen 5 5600G by 39% 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%

Ryzen 5 5600G 12904
Ryzen 9 8945HS 15691
+21.6%

Ryzen 9 8945HS outperforms Ryzen 5 5600G by 22% 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%

Ryzen 5 5600G 4.53
Ryzen 9 8945HS 4.38
+3.4%

Ryzen 5 5600G outperforms Ryzen 9 8945HS by 3% 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%

Ryzen 5 5600G 20
Ryzen 9 8945HS 31
+56%

Ryzen 9 8945HS outperforms Ryzen 5 5600G by 56% 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%

Ryzen 5 5600G 1724
Ryzen 9 8945HS 2659
+54.2%

Ryzen 9 8945HS outperforms Ryzen 5 5600G by 54% 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%

Ryzen 5 5600G 228
Ryzen 9 8945HS 281
+23.2%

Ryzen 9 8945HS outperforms Ryzen 5 5600G by 23% 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%

Ryzen 5 5600G 2.68
Ryzen 9 8945HS 3.42
+27.6%

Ryzen 9 8945HS outperforms Ryzen 5 5600G by 28% 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%

Ryzen 5 5600G 9.7
Ryzen 9 8945HS 15.4
+58.2%

Ryzen 9 8945HS outperforms Ryzen 5 5600G by 58% 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%

Ryzen 5 5600G 7652
Ryzen 9 8945HS 14109
+84.4%

Ryzen 9 8945HS outperforms Ryzen 5 5600G by 84% 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%

Ryzen 5 5600G 103
Ryzen 9 8945HS 151
+47%

Ryzen 9 8945HS outperforms Ryzen 5 5600G by 47% 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%

Ryzen 5 5600G 262
Ryzen 9 8945HS 298
+14%

Ryzen 9 8945HS outperforms Ryzen 5 5600G by 14% in x264 encoding pass 1.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.86 18.96
Integrated graphics card 7.40 18.35
Recency 13 April 2021 6 December 2023
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Chip lithography 7 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 45 Watt

The Ryzen 9 8945HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 5600G in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 5600G is a desktop processor while Ryzen 9 8945HS is a notebook one.


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