AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX vs AMD Ryzen 5 7235HS. Specifications

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

• Family
  Ryzen Ryzen
• Form Factor
  Laptops / Desktops Laptops / Desktops
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Series
  Ryzen 8000 Series Ryzen 7000 Series

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

• Base Frequency
  2.5 GHz 3.2 GHz
• CPU Cores
  16 4
• CPU Threads
  32 8
• Max. Boost Clock
  5.4 GHz 4.2 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes No

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

• GPU Frequency
  2200 MHz -
• GPU name
  AMD Radeon 610M None
• Graphics Cores
  2 -

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 5 7235HS and AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• Memory channels
  2 2
• Memory type
  DDR5 DDR5
• PCIe
  PCIe 5.0 PCIe 4.0

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX and AMD Ryzen 5 7235HS Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

• Configurable TDP
  55-75 W 35-53 W
• Default TDP
  55 W 45 W
• Maximum Operating Temperature
  100 °C 95 °C

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX and AMD Ryzen 5 7235HS, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Codename
  Dragon Range Rembrandt R
• L2-Cache
  16 MB 2 MB
• L3-Cache
  64 MB 8 MB
• Official source
  https://www.amd.com/en/products/processors/laptop/ryzen/8000-series/amd-ryzen-9-8945hx.html https://www.amd.com/en/products/processors/laptop/ryzen/7000-series/amd-ryzen-5-7235hs.html
• Release date
  2025-04-23 -
• Socket
  FL1 FP7r2
• Technology
  TSMC 5nm FinFET TSMC 6nm FinFET
• Verified on
  2026-09-30 2026-09-30