Ryzen 5 9600X vs Ryzen 5 8645HS

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 8645HS
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
14.47
Ryzen 5 9600X
2024
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
18.95
+31%

Ryzen 5 9600X outperforms Ryzen 5 8645HS by a substantial 31% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 8645HS and Ryzen 5 9600X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking499314
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data51.85
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Power efficiency30.4327.59
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 5 8645HS 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1212
Base clock speed4.3 GHz3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed5 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 5 8645HS 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 5 8645HS and Ryzen 5 9600X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsRyzen AI, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A
AES-NI++
AVX++
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 8645HS and Ryzen 5 9600X are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 8645HS 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 760M ( - 2600 MHz)AMD Radeon Graphics

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 8645HS 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 5 8645HS 14.47
Ryzen 5 9600X 18.95
+31%

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 5 8645HS 22985
Ryzen 5 9600X 30105
+31%

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 5 8645HS 14055
Ryzen 5 9600X 17706
+26%

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 5 8645HS 3.29
Ryzen 5 9600X 2.62
+25.6%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Ryzen 5 8645HS 2094
Ryzen 5 9600X 2630
+25.6%

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 5 8645HS 270
Ryzen 5 9600X 341
+26.3%

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 5 8645HS 11
Ryzen 5 9600X 13.4
+21.8%

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 5 8645HS 6695
Ryzen 5 9600X 14819
+121%

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 5 8645HS 122
Ryzen 5 9600X 154
+26.4%

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 5 8645HS 282
Ryzen 5 9600X 364
+29.3%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 5 8645HS 9420
Ryzen 5 9600X 12840
+36.3%

Blender(-)

Ryzen 5 8645HS 241
+30.6%
Ryzen 5 9600X 185

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 5 8645HS 1915
Ryzen 5 9600X 2507
+30.9%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 5 8645HS 6190
Ryzen 5 9600X 7760
+25.4%

7-Zip

Ryzen 5 8645HS 55608
Ryzen 5 9600X 68266
+22.8%

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 5 8645HS 295
Ryzen 5 9600X 380
+28.8%

CrossMark Overall

Ryzen 5 8645HS 1765
Ryzen 5 9600X 2109
+19.5%

WebXPRT 4 Overall

Ryzen 5 8645HS 248
Ryzen 5 9600X 339
+36.5%

Blender v3.3 Classroom CPU(-)

Ryzen 5 8645HS 389
+36.5%
Ryzen 5 9600X 285

Geekbench 6.3 Multi-Core

Ryzen 5 8645HS 10882
Ryzen 5 9600X 15378
+41.3%

Geekbench 6.3 Single-Core

Ryzen 5 8645HS 2570
Ryzen 5 9600X 3320
+29.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.47 18.95
Integrated graphics card 14.90 1.98
Recency 6 December 2023 8 August 2024
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 5 8645HS has 652.5% faster integrated GPU, and 44.4% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 9600X, on the other hand, has a 31% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 8 months.

The Ryzen 5 9600X is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 8645HS in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 8645HS is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 9600X is a desktop one.


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