Intel Core i3-1215U vs AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS

Core i3-1215U vs Ryzen 7 8845HS specs and performance

In our benchmarks, the Ryzen 7 8845HS beats the Core i3-1215U in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i3-1215U in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Ryzen 7 8845HS has slightly more cores than the Core i3-1215U. Indeed, the Ryzen 7 8845HS has 8 cores compared to 6 cores found in the Core i3-1215U. It also has more threads than the Core i3-1215U. Our comparison shows that the Ryzen 7 8845HS has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i3-1215U. Also, the Ryzen 7 8845HS has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i3-1215U CPU outputs less heat than a Ryzen 7 8845HS CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The cache sizes of these CPUs are different. Indeed, the Ryzen 7 8845HS has significantly more L2 cache than the Core i3-1215U. The Ryzen 7 8845HS also has significantly more L3 cache.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i3-1215U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.