Ultra 5 238V vs Ryzen 9 8945H
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 9 8945H and Core Ultra 5 238V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 307 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Hawk Point (Zen 4/4c, Ryzen 8040) | no data |
| Power efficiency | 39.88 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Hawk Point-HS (Zen 4) (2023−2024) | Lunar Lake (2024) |
| Release date | 6 December 2023 (less than a year ago) | 24 September 2024 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 9 8945H and Core Ultra 5 238V 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 cores | 8 (Octa-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 4 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.2 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 37 MHz |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 192 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | 2.5 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Die size | 178 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 100 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 9 8945H and Core Ultra 5 238V 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 configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | FP7/FP7r2/FP8 | Intel BGA 2833 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 17 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 8945H and Core Ultra 5 238V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 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 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
Security technologies
Ryzen 9 8945H and Core Ultra 5 238V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 8945H and Core Ultra 5 238V are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 8945H and Core Ultra 5 238V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 780M | Arc 130V |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 8945H and Core Ultra 5 238V.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 4 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 6 December 2023 | 24 September 2024 |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 17 Watt |
Ryzen 9 8945H has 100% more threads.
Ultra 5 238V, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 months, a 33.3% more advanced lithography process, and 164.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 9 8945H and Core Ultra 5 238V. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 9 8945H and Core Ultra 5 238V, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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