Intel Core i5-10300H vs AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS

Core i5-10300H vs Ryzen 9 8945HS specs and performance

In our benchmarks, the Ryzen 9 8945HS beats the Core i5-10300H in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-10300H in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Ryzen 9 8945HS has significantly more cores than the Core i5-10300H. Indeed, the Ryzen 9 8945HS has 8 cores compared to 4 cores found in the Core i5-10300H. It also has more threads than the Core i5-10300H. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Ryzen 9 8945HS has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-10300H. Also, the Ryzen 9 8945HS has a slightly higher turbo speed. Both these chips have an identical TDP (Thermal Design Power). This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The info from our database shows that the Ryzen 9 8945HS has more L2 cache than the Core i5-10300H. The Ryzen 9 8945HS 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 i5-10300H has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.