Ultra 7 155H vs Ryzen 9 8945H

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 8945H
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
18.93
+20.8%
Core Ultra 7 155H
2023
16 cores / 22 threads, 28 Watt
15.67

Ryzen 9 8945H outperforms Core Ultra 7 155H by a significant 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 8945H and Core Ultra 7 155H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking308436
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Hawk Point (Zen 4/4c, Ryzen 8040)Intel Meteor Lake-H
Power efficiency40.0953.33
Architecture codenameHawk Point-HS (Zen 4) (2023−2024)Meteor Lake-H (2023)
Release date6 December 2023 (1 year ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$503

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 8945H and Core Ultra 7 155H 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads1622
Base clock speed4 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed5.2 GHz4.8 GHz
L1 cache512 KB112 KB (per core)
L2 cache8 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography4 nm7 nm
Die size178 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C110 °C
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 8945H and Core Ultra 7 155H 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 configurationno data1
SocketFP7/FP7r2/FP8Intel BGA 2049
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 8945H and Core Ultra 7 155H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsRyzen 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, SMEno data
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 8945H and Core Ultra 7 155H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 8945H and Core Ultra 7 155H are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 8945H and Core Ultra 7 155H. 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 780M ( - 2800 MHz)Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU ( - 2250 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 8945H and Core Ultra 7 155H.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data8

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 9 8945H 18.93
+20.8%
Ultra 7 155H 15.67

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 9 8945H 30319
+20.8%
Ultra 7 155H 25091

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.

Ryzen 9 8945H 7594
Ultra 7 155H 9828
+29.4%

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.

Ryzen 9 8945H 46572
Ultra 7 155H 56242
+20.8%

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 9 8945H 15476
+18.8%
Ultra 7 155H 13031

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 9 8945H 2.63
+37.3%
Ultra 7 155H 3.61

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.

Ryzen 9 8945H 29
Ultra 7 155H 30
+2.9%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Ryzen 9 8945H 2691
+12.9%
Ultra 7 155H 2385

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 9 8945H 284
+11.4%
Ultra 7 155H 255

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.

Ryzen 9 8945H 3.28
+6.8%
Ultra 7 155H 3.07

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 9 8945H 15.1
+48%
Ultra 7 155H 10.2

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 9 8945H 150
+17.2%
Ultra 7 155H 128

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 9 8945H 292
Ultra 7 155H 296
+1.3%

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 9 8945H 7542
+6.5%
Ultra 7 155H 7084

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 9 8945H 11980
Ultra 7 155H 12184
+1.7%

Blender(-)

Ryzen 9 8945H 182
Ultra 7 155H 222
+22%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 9 8945H 1994
+13.1%
Ultra 7 155H 1764

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 9 8945H 6664
+23.5%
Ultra 7 155H 5398

7-Zip

Ryzen 9 8945H 72851
+20.2%
Ultra 7 155H 60595

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 9 8945H 309
+11%
Ultra 7 155H 278

CrossMark Overall

Ryzen 9 8945H 1833
+8.7%
Ultra 7 155H 1687

WebXPRT 4 Overall

Ryzen 9 8945H 265
+3.9%
Ultra 7 155H 255

Blender v3.3 Classroom CPU(-)

Ryzen 9 8945H 293
Ultra 7 155H 391
+33.4%

Geekbench 6.3 Multi-Core

Ryzen 9 8945H 12662
+2.2%
Ultra 7 155H 12385

Geekbench 6.3 Single-Core

Ryzen 9 8945H 2692
+11.7%
Ultra 7 155H 2409

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.93 15.67
Integrated graphics card 18.29 18.51
Physical cores 8 16
Threads 16 22
Chip lithography 4 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 28 Watt

Ryzen 9 8945H has a 20.8% higher aggregate performance score, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

Ultra 7 155H, on the other hand, has 1.2% faster integrated GPU, 100% more physical cores and 37.5% more threads, and 60.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 9 8945H is our recommended choice as it beats the Core Ultra 7 155H in performance tests.


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