Review
Key differences
Key distinctions and advantages between Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF and AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS
Reasons to consider the Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
- + 6 P-cores + 8 E-cores hybrid design
- + DDR5 memory support
- + FCLGA-1851 socket
- + Arrow Lake architecture
Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS
- + 8 cores / 16 threads with SMT
- + DDR5 memory support
- + FP8 socket
- + Zen 4 (Hawk Point) architecture
Pros & Cons
- Excellent single-core performance
- Modern DDR5 memory support
- High power draw (125W TDP)
- No integrated graphics — discrete GPU required
"A high-end Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF processor with strong single-core performance (85/100). Suited for demanding workloads."
- Solid single-core performance
- Great power efficiency
- Capable integrated graphics
- Modern DDR5 memory support
- Limited multi-threaded performance
"A mid-to-upper-range AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS processor with strong single-core performance (70/100), excellent power efficiency. Suited for everyday productivity."
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Benchmarks
| Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF | AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS | |
|---|---|---|
| Cinebench 2024 (Multi) | 1560 | 854 |
Specifications
| Specification | Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF ↗ | AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2941 | 2538 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 17602 | 11029 |
| File compression | 1360 MB/sec | 1010 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 144.1 Klines/sec | 78.4 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 396.9 pages/sec | 240.8 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 462.4 Mpixels/sec | 329.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 313.6 pages/sec | 241.6 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 85.7 images/sec | 51.4 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 145.9 images/sec | 100.8 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 30.6 Mpixels/sec | 18.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Specification | Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF ↗ | AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Passmark CPU (Single-Core) | 4731 | 3735 |
| Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) | 43231 | 28809 |
| Integer math | 99.1 GOps/sec | 97.7 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 131.9 GOps/sec | 59.4 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 414M Primes/sec | 90M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 55.4M Strings/sec | 42.3M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 33.5 GBytes/sec | 20.6 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 460.9 MBytes/sec | 345.7 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 3034 Frames/sec | 1408 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 37.9B Matrices/sec | 25.8B Matrices/sec |
| Specification | Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF ↗ | AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 12.5 PPW | 15.8 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 140.8 PPW | 204.2 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 345.8 PPW | 533.5 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 2.54 PPW | 4.79 PPW |
| Specification | Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF ↗ | AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Intel | Amd |
| Released | October 11, 2024 | July 25, 2024 |
| Type | Desktop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Arrow Lake | Zen 4 (Hawk Point) |
| Model number | 245KF | |
| Integrated GPU | No | Radeon 780M |
| Qualcomm Equivalent |
| Specification | Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF ↗ | AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| P-Cores | 6 | 8 |
| P-Threads | 6 | 16 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 4.2 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| E-Cores | 8 | |
| E-Threads | 8 | |
| Base Frequency (E) | 3.6 GHz | |
| Total Cores | 14 | 8 |
| Total Threads | 14 | 16 |
| Multiplier | 42x | 38x |
| L1 Cache | 112K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 3MB (per core) | 1MB (per core) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | No |
| Specification | Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF ↗ | AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Transistors | 17.8 billions | 25 billions |
| Fabrication Process | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 125 W | 35-54 W (configurable) |
| Socket | FCLGA-1851 | FP8 |
| Peak Temperature | 105°C | 100°C |
| Specification | Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF ↗ | AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon 780M | |
| GPU Boost Clock | 2600 MHz | |
| Shading Units | 768 | |
| TMUs | 48 | |
| ROPs | 32 | |
| Execution Units | 12 | |
| iGPU FLOPS | 4 TFLOPS |
| Specification | Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF ↗ | AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Types | - DDR5-6400 | - DDR5-5600 - LPDDR5x-7500 |
| Max. Memory Size | 192 GB | 256 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | ||
| ECC Support | Yes | No |
