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76%
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AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX

46,654 Benchmark Score
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In the mobile workstation space, pairing a high-core-count CPU with a professional-grade GPU usually signals a machine built for serious number-crunching and content creation. The AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX with the NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile is exactly that kind of combination. The data set shows a processor that sits in the 89th percentile against all CPUs, while the GPU lands in the 7th percentile against all GPUs. That gap immediately tells the story: this is a system where the processor is the dominant force, and the graphics card is primarily there for professional rendering and display tasks rather than high-end gaming. No measured FPS rows exist for this exact combination in the FACT PACK, so all gaming discussion here is framed as an estimate derived from the benchmark scores.

CPU Analysis

The AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX is a 12-core, 24-thread processor built on the Zen 4 architecture, codenamed Dragon Range. It runs on the AMD Socket FL1 platform and is fabricated on a 5 nm process at TSMC, with a transistor count of 13,140 million spread across a 2x 71 mm² die. The base clock sits at 3.00 GHz, and it boosts up to 5.20 GHz. The cache hierarchy is substantial: 64 KB of L1 per core, 1 MB of L2 per core, and a shared 64 MB of L3 cache. Memory support is DDR5 over a dual-channel bus, offering 83.2 GB/s of bandwidth, and ECC memory is supported.

The benchmark results confirm the CPU's position. In Cinebench R23, it scores 26876 multi-core and 1852 single-core. That multi-core figure is what you would expect from a 12-core Zen 4 part with a 55 W TDP — it is a high-throughput machine for rendering and compilation. The single-core score of 1852 is respectable for the generation, indicating strong per-thread performance for lighter workloads. In Geekbench, it posts 16633 multi-core and 2389 single-core. The 3DMark results show a scaling pattern: 1988 with 2 threads, 3807 with 4 threads, 7140 with 8 threads, and 11108 with max threads. That scaling from 2 to 8 threads is near-linear, which points to efficient thread management. The jump from 8 threads to max threads (10068 at 16 threads in one test, 11108 at max) shows that the scheduler and the silicon handle the full 24-thread count well.

PassMark results add more depth. Integer math scores 155118, floating-point math scores 94287, and extended instructions score 41020. Data compression hits 543539, and data encryption scores 32789. The multithread score is 45010, and single-thread is 3935. These numbers indicate a CPU that is not just fast at rendering but also performs strongly in encryption and compression tasks, which are common in workstation and server-adjacent workloads. The avgBenchmarkScore for this CPU is 46654, placing it in the 89th percentile. Its nearest rivals are the Intel Xeon w3-2535 at 46653 (0% delta), the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X at 46487 (0.4% slower), the Intel Core i7-13700K at 46881 (0.5% faster), and the AMD Ryzen 9 5900 at 46971 (0.7% faster). The deltas here are tiny — within 1% — which means the Ryzen 9 7845HX is essentially trading blows with those desktop-class parts. For a mobile CPU, that is a strong statement about its capability.

Gaming Performance

The FACT PACK contains no measuredFps data for this CPU and GPU combination. The dataIsMeasured flag is false, and measuredFpsUltraByGame is empty. Therefore, any discussion of frame rates is an estimate based on the benchmark scores of the individual components. The GPU, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile, has a single benchmark score: 1285 in 3dmark_steel_nomad_dx12. That score places it in the 7th percentile against all GPUs. Its nearest rivals are the NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 at 1281, the AMD Radeon R9 380 at 1293, the NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 at 1267, and the NVIDIA NVS 4200M at 1267. The deltas are minimal — within 1.4% — which places this Quadro at the very bottom of the GPU performance hierarchy.

Given that the GPU sits in the 7th percentile, expect very low frame rates in modern games at high settings. The Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile is a professional card, not a gaming card. With 5.299 TFLOPS of FP32 performance and 6 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 192-bit bus with 336.0 GB/s bandwidth, it is adequate for CAD, rendering, and professional visualization, but it is not built for high-refresh gaming. For esports titles at 1080p with low settings, you might get playable frame rates, but for AAA games at 1440p or 4K, the GPU will be the limiting factor. The CPU is more than capable — a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 26876 and a PassMark single-thread score of 3935 mean the processor will never be the bottleneck in gaming. The GPU will cap the experience. Treat any FPS figure as an estimate; the data does not provide measured values.

Upgrade Path and Platform

The Ryzen 9 7845HX uses AMD Socket FL1, which is a mobile-only socket. There is no upgrade path to a different CPU on this platform; you are locked into what the laptop ships with. The memory support is DDR5, dual-channel, with 83.2 GB/s of bandwidth, and ECC is supported. The PCIe interface is Gen 5 with 28 lanes from the CPU, which is generous for a mobile platform and allows for fast NVMe storage and a discrete GPU. The integrated graphics is a Radeon 610M, which is present but not relevant for gaming or heavy rendering — it is there for basic display output and power saving.

The GPU is an MXM module, which means it is technically replaceable in some laptops, but the Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile is end-of-life, and the successor is Ampere-MW. If you are building or buying this system, the sensible upgrade path is not within this platform — it is a full system replacement. The CPU's 55 W TDP and the GPU's 80 W TDP are modest for their performance class, so the power supply in the laptop should have headroom, but no specific PSU wattage is provided in the data. The CPU supports DDR5 with ECC, which is useful for workstation tasks where data integrity matters. If you need more GPU performance, you would look at a system with a newer NVIDIA Ampere or Ada Lovelace mobile GPU, but that is outside the scope of this data. For the platform as it stands, the CPU is the star, and the GPU is a weak link for gaming but a functional companion for professional workloads.

Who Should Build It

This combination is not for gamers. The GPU's 7th percentile rank and 1285 Steel Nomad score make that clear. Instead, this is a system for professionals who need CPU compute and do not prioritize gaming frame rates. The Ryzen 9 7845HX, with its 12 cores and 24 threads, a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 26876, and a PassMark multithread score of 45010, is a workhorse for content creators who render video, compile code, or run simulations. The 89th percentile CPU rank means it outperforms most desktop CPUs, including the Intel Core i7-13700K and AMD Ryzen 9 5900 by a small margin.

Target users are software developers who need fast compilation times — the PassMark integer math score of 155118 and data compression score of 543539 support this. Video editors working with 4K footage will benefit from the CPU's multi-core rendering in tools that use the CPU for encoding. Students in engineering or computer science fields will find the CPU more than sufficient for coursework, even if the GPU is not for gaming. Small business workstations that run financial models, database queries, or batch processing will appreciate the 24 threads and ECC memory support. The GPU, while weak in gaming, does support DirectX 12 Ultimate, OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4, so it can handle professional visualization and CAD workloads. It has 30 RT cores and 240 tensor cores, which are useful for ray-traced rendering in professional apps and AI inference tasks, even if the raw FP32 performance is low.

Balance and Bottleneck

The balance here is heavily skewed toward the CPU. The CPU sits in the 89th percentile, while the GPU sits in the 7th percentile. That is a massive gap. In gaming, the GPU will be the bottleneck in every scenario. The CPU's 3DMark max-thread score of 11108 and single-thread score of 1025 mean it can feed frames faster than the GPU can render them. In a game at 1080p with low settings, the GPU might be the limit; at higher resolutions or detail levels, the GPU will absolutely cap the frame rate. The Steel Nomad score of 1285 is comparable to a GeForce GT 610, which is a decade-old entry-level card. No modern game will run at high settings on this GPU.

For professional workloads, the CPU is the star, and the GPU is a secondary accelerator. In rendering tasks that use the CPU, the Ryzen 9 7845HX will perform near the level of a desktop Ryzen 9 3900X, which is its nearest rival at 0.4% slower. In GPU-accelerated tasks like ray tracing in Blender or CAD viewports, the Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile will be slow but functional — its 5.299 TFLOPS FP32 and 165.6 GTexel/s texture rate are enough for basic viewport interaction but not for heavy rendering. The bottleneck in a workstation scenario is the GPU, because the CPU is so much faster. If you are running CPU-bound tasks, the system will feel fast. If you are running GPU-bound tasks, you will feel the 7th percentile rank immediately.

GPU Analysis

The NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile is a Turing architecture GPU on a 12 nm process at TSMC, with 10,800 million transistors on a 445 mm² die. It has a base clock of 945 MHz and a boost clock of 1380 MHz. The memory is 6 GB of GDDR6 on a 192-bit bus with a bandwidth of 336.0 GB/s, and the memory clock is 1750 MHz, which translates to 14 Gbps effective. The GPU has 1920 shading units, 120 TMUs, and 64 ROPs. It includes 30 RT cores and 240 tensor cores, which are the dedicated hardware for ray tracing and AI workloads. The pixel rate is 88.32 GPixel/s, and the texture rate is 165.6 GTexel/s. FP32 performance is 5.299 TFLOPS, and FP16 is 10.60 TFLOPS with a 2:1 ratio.

The benchmark data is sparse — only a single 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 score of 1285. That score places it in the 7th percentile, with nearest rivals like the GeForce GT 610 at 1281 and the Radeon R9 380 at 1293. The delta between the Quadro and the GT 610 is just 0.3%, which means the Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile performs at the level of a GPU that is not meant for any modern gaming. For rendering, the tensor cores and RT cores are the saving grace. The 240 tensor cores can accelerate AI denoising in rendering software, and the 30 RT cores can handle ray-traced shadows and reflections in viewports, but the low FP32 throughput means final renders will be slow. The 6 GB VRAM is also a limitation — modern 3D scenes with high-resolution textures will exceed that. This GPU is for professional validation and display, not for compute-heavy rendering. The 12 nm process and 80 W TDP are dated, and the production status is end-of-life. The predecessor is Quadro Pascal-M, and the successor is Ampere-MW, which indicates this is an older part in the NVIDIA workstation lineup.

Usage Scenarios

High-refresh gaming: Not viable. The GPU's 7th percentile rank and Steel Nomad score of 1285 mean even 1080p low settings will struggle to hit 60 FPS in most titles. The CPU is capable, but the GPU caps everything. Expect estimates in the range of an entry-level card from a decade ago.

Streaming: CPU-side encoding is strong — the Ryzen 9 7845HX has 24 threads and a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 26876, so x264 encoding at a fast preset will not strain the system. The GPU's NVENC is present (Turing architecture) but the low overall GPU performance means game capture at high frame rates is not realistic. Streaming a game is a no-go; streaming a CPU-heavy workload like a compile or render is fine.

Video editing: The CPU is excellent for this. Editing timelines in Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve will be smooth for scrubbing and effects that use CPU processing. The GPU will help with some accelerated effects, but 6 GB VRAM and low FP32 will slow down heavy GPU effects. Export times will be fast if the codec uses the CPU. The PassMark data compression score of 543539 helps with file handling.

3D rendering: CPU rendering in Blender or V-Ray will be fast — the 12 cores and 26876 Cinebench R23 multi-core score are near a desktop Ryzen 9 3900X. GPU rendering will be slow; the 5.299 TFLOPS FP32 is far below what modern renderers need for interactive speeds. The 30 RT cores help with OptiX ray tracing in Blender, but the low core count and 6 GB VRAM limit scene size.

Software development: Excellent. The PassMark integer math score of 155118 and multithread score of 45010 mean large codebases will compile quickly. The 24 threads handle parallel builds well. The ECC memory support is a plus for long-running builds or server-style workloads. The single-thread score of 3935 is adequate for everyday IDE responsiveness.

Student and office work: Overkill but functional. The CPU is far more powerful than a student needs, and the GPU is weak but fine for document viewing and web browsing. The 89th percentile CPU rank means this is a fast machine for any office task, but the 6 GB GPU memory and low GPU compute are not relevant for word processing. The system will be responsive, but the battery life implications of a 55 W CPU plus 80 W GPU are not addressed in the data.

FAQ

Q: Is this laptop good for gaming?

A: No. The GPU sits in the 7th percentile with a 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 1285, comparable to a GeForce GT 610. The CPU is fast, but the GPU will limit all games to low settings and low frame rates.

Q: What is the CPU performance compared to desktop parts?

A: The Ryzen 9 7845HX has an average benchmark score of 46654, placing it in the 89th percentile. Its nearest rival is the Intel Xeon w3-2535 at 46653 (0% delta), and it is 0.5% slower than the Intel Core i7-13700K.

Q: Can I upgrade the CPU or GPU?

A: The CPU is on AMD Socket FL1, a mobile socket, so it is not upgradeable. The GPU is an MXM module, which is technically replaceable, but the Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile is end-of-life, and its successor is Ampere-MW.

Q: What is the memory configuration?

A: It supports DDR5 over a dual-channel bus with 83.2 GB/s bandwidth, and ECC memory is supported. The CPU has 64 MB of shared L3 cache.

Q: Does the GPU support ray tracing?

A: Yes, the Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile has 30 RT cores and 240 tensor cores, but the overall FP32 performance is 5.299 TFLOPS, which is low, so ray-traced workloads will be slow.

Q: Is there any measured gaming performance data?

A: No. The FACT PACK contains no measured FPS rows for this combination, so all gaming frame rates are estimates based on the benchmark scores.

Q: What are the closest GPU rivals?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 at 1281 (0.3% slower) and the AMD Radeon R9 380 at 1293 (0.6% faster). The GPU is in the 7th percentile against all GPUs.

Benchmark Performance

The CPU's average benchmark score is 46654, placing it in the 89th percentile. Its key scores are Cinebench R23 multi-core at 26876, single-core at 1852, Geekbench multi-core at 16633, single-core at 2389, and PassMark multithread at 45010. The nearest rivals are within 1% — the Intel Xeon w3-2535 at 46653 (0%), AMD Ryzen 9 3900X at 46487 (0.4% slower), Intel Core i7-13700K at 46881 (0.5% faster), and AMD Ryzen 9 5900 at 46971 (0.7% faster). This is a top-tier mobile CPU.

The GPU's only benchmark score is 1285 in 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, placing it in the 7th percentile. Its nearest rivals are the GeForce GT 610 at 1281 (0.3% slower), Radeon R9 380 at 1293 (0.6% faster), GeForce GT 520 at 1267 (1.4% slower), and NVS 4200M at 1267 (1.4% slower). The GPU is at the bottom of the performance stack.

The combined picture is a system with a CPU in the 89th percentile and a GPU in the 7th percentile. The combined percentile is 48. That means the system is balanced in the middle, but only because the CPU pulls the average up. In practice, the CPU dominates every workload that is not GPU-bound. For professional tasks like compilation, compression, and CPU rendering, this is a fast machine. For gaming or GPU-accelerated rendering, it is a slow machine. The data shows a workstation CPU paired with a display adapter GPU — a mismatch that makes sense only for specific professional use cases where the CPU is the primary compute engine and the GPU is there for viewport output and light acceleration.