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CPU
89%
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GPU
94%
PROCESSOR

AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS

31,074 Benchmark Score
Top 11% Market Ranking
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile

29,928 Benchmark Score
Top 6% Market Ranking
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0-30
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30-60
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60-85
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85-100
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90-100

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4K Ultra gaming, VR ready, ray tracing enabled, professional workloads

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70-89

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1440p Ultra or 4K High settings, excellent for modern AAA titles

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50-69

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1080p Ultra or 1440p Medium, great value for most gamers

1080p Ultra 1440p Med
30-49

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1080p Medium settings, suitable for eSports and older titles

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0-29

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# AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile

This laptop pairing combines AMD’s 8-core Zen 4 Hawk Point processor with NVIDIA’s Blackwell 2.0-based GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile GPU, landing at the 79th percentile overall among all tested builds. The CPU sits at the 82nd percentile against all CPUs, while the GPU holds the 75th percentile against all GPUs — a close alignment that suggests balanced performance rather than a lopsided configuration. No measured frame-rate data exists for this exact combination; all gaming discussion below is estimated from the benchmark scores.

Usage Scenarios

For high-refresh gaming at 1080p, the data points to a capable system. The GPU’s PassMark G3D score of 20355 places it near the GeForce RTX 3070 Ti, which scores 29945 (delta -0.1%), and the RTX 2080 Ti at 29783 (delta 0.5%). This level of graphics throughput, paired with a CPU that scores 1013 in 3DMark single-thread and 3850 in PassMark single-thread, should sustain high frame rates in most titles. The CPU’s 4.00 GHz base and 5.20 GHz boost clocks provide the per-core speed needed for esports and competitive shooters.

Streaming benefits from the CPU’s 8 cores and 16 threads, with a 3DMark max-thread score of 7775 and Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 16795. The Radeon 780M integrated graphics can handle encoding offload, while the RTX 5070 Mobile’s 36 RT cores and 144 tensor cores handle real-time effects. PassMark data compression score of 356508 indicates solid throughput for encoding workloads, though the 45 W TDP on the CPU and 50 W TDP on the GPU mean sustained loads will be power-limited.

Video editing in applications like Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve relies on both CPU multi-threading and GPU acceleration. The CPU’s Geekbench multi-core score of 12276 and PassMark integer math score of 101226 provide strong processing for timeline operations, while the GPU’s FP32 throughput of 13.13 TFLOPS and 8 GB GDDR7 memory with 384.0 GB/s bandwidth handle effects and rendering. The 16 MB shared L3 cache helps with repeated data access, though the dual-channel DDR5 memory bandwidth of 89.6 GB/s may limit very large project files.

3D rendering in Blender or similar tools will stress the GPU heavily. The RTX 5070 Mobile’s 4608 shading units and 144 texture mapping units deliver a texture rate of 205.2 GTexel/s, while the 48 ROPs provide a pixel rate of 68.40 GPixel/s. The PassMark GPU compute score of 8279 indicates reasonable compute performance, though it trails the GPU’s own G3D score proportionally — suggesting gaming performance is stronger than raw compute. The CPU’s Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 16795 helps with scene preparation and physics.

Software development workloads see a mix of single-threaded compilation and multi-threaded builds. The CPU’s 3DMark 2-thread score of 1985 and 4-thread score of 3809 show strong scaling at low thread counts, while the 16-thread score of 7774 demonstrates near-linear scaling to max threads (7775). PassMark extended instructions score of 26964 indicates solid SIMD performance for code that leverages AVX-512-like paths, though the CPU does not officially support that extension set on Zen 4.

For student and office work, this configuration is overkill but responsive. The single-thread performance — Geekbench 2116, Cinebench R23 1805, PassMark 3850 — handles document processing, spreadsheet calculations, and web browsing with ease. The integrated Radeon 780M provides a fallback display output, and the 45 W CPU TDP suggests reasonable battery life potential, though the discrete GPU will draw power when active. The 82nd CPU percentile means this processor outperforms the vast majority of installed CPUs, making even heavy multitasking feel smooth.

Benchmark Performance

The CPU’s average benchmark score is 31074, placing it at the 82nd percentile against all CPUs. Its nearest rival is the Intel Core i7-12700F with an average score of 31081 (delta 0%), meaning the Ryzen 9 8945HS performs essentially identically to that desktop-class processor. The Intel Core 9 273PTE scores 31143 (delta -0.2%), slightly ahead, while the Intel Core i7-13700TE scores 31028 (delta 0.1%) and the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8645HS scores 30879 (delta 0.6%). This places the 8945HS in a tight cluster of high-end processors.

The GPU’s average benchmark score is 29928, placing it at the 75th percentile against all GPUs. Its nearest rival is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti with 29945 (delta -0.1%), followed by the RTX 2080 Ti at 29783 (delta 0.5%), the AMD Radeon RX 6800 at 30095 (delta -0.6%), and the Radeon RX 6700 at 30433 (delta -1.7%). The RTX 5070 Mobile essentially matches an RTX 3070 Ti, which is notable given the latter’s higher desktop power budget.

In specific GPU tests, the PassMark G3D score of 20355 is the headline figure, while Geekbench OpenCL scores 122238 and Vulkan scores 116960. The DirectX 12 score of 93 in PassMark is relatively low compared to DirectX 11’s 192, which may indicate driver maturity issues or architectural differences in Blackwell 2.0. The PassMark G2D score of 896 is modest, reflecting the mobile focus of this IGP-class GPU.

The combined percentile of 79 indicates that this pairing outperforms roughly four-fifths of all tested laptop configurations. The CPU’s 82nd percentile is slightly higher than the GPU’s 75th, suggesting the processor is the stronger component relative to its peers. However, both components are in the upper quartile of their respective categories, creating a well-matched system.

CPU Analysis

The AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS is an 8-core, 16-thread processor built on TSMC’s 4 nm process, with 25,000 million transistors on a 178 mm² die. It uses the Zen 4 architecture under the Hawk Point codename, part of the 8000 series, and fits into AMD Socket FP8. The base clock of 4.00 GHz and boost clock of 5.20 GHz are aggressive for a 45 W TDP mobile part.

Cache hierarchy consists of 64 KB L1 per core, 1 MB L2 per core, and 16 MB shared L3. This amounts to 8 MB of L1 and 8 MB of L2 across all cores, plus the shared L3. The 16 MB L3 is modest by desktop standards but adequate for a mobile part, and the dual-channel DDR5 memory support with 89.6 GB/s bandwidth provides sufficient data flow for the core count.

Benchmark scores tell a story of strong multi-threading with excellent scaling. The 3DMark suite shows 1985 for 2 threads, 3809 for 4 threads, 6385 for 8 threads, and 7774 for 16 threads — nearly perfect linear scaling from 8 to 16 threads (6385 to 7774, a 21.8% increase for doubling threads). The max-thread score of 7775 confirms the 16-thread ceiling. Cinebench R23 multi-core of 16795 and single-core of 1805 show a multi-to-single ratio of 9.3x, indicating efficient thread utilization.

PassMark tests reveal workload-specific strengths. Integer math scores 101226, floating point math scores 61821, and extended instructions score 26964. Data encryption scores 21323, data compression scores 356508, and random string sorting scores 43202. The physics score of 1434 and prime number finding score of 92 are lower, reflecting that these workloads are not optimized for Zen 4’s architecture. The multi-thread score of 29780 and single-thread score of 3850 align with the overall average of 31074.

The Ryzen 9 8945HS’s nearest rival, the Intel Core i7-12700F, is a desktop processor with a higher power envelope, yet the mobile part matches it in average score. This speaks to the efficiency of Zen 4 at 4 nm. The 0.1% delta against the i7-13700TE and 0.6% delta against the Ryzen 5 PRO 8645HS (a sibling part) show that this CPU sits at the top of its mobile class, with only the Intel Core 9 273PTE (delta -0.2%) marginally ahead.

Balance and Bottleneck

The CPU’s 82nd percentile versus the GPU’s 75th percentile suggests the GPU is the more likely bottleneck in most workloads. In gaming, the GPU typically limits frame rates at higher resolutions and quality settings, while the CPU handles physics and game logic. The CPU’s 8 cores and 16 threads with strong single-thread performance (3DMark single-thread 1013, PassMark single-thread 3850) mean it can feed the GPU without stalling in most titles.

FPS scaling evidence comes from the CPU’s thread scaling pattern. The 3DMark 4-thread score of 3809 is roughly half the 8-thread score of 6385, and the 8-thread score is about 82% of the 16-thread score of 7774. This indicates diminishing returns beyond 8 threads for many workloads. In gaming, which rarely uses more than 8 threads effectively, the CPU should not bottleneck the GPU at 1080p.

The GPU’s PassMark DirectX scores show variation: DirectX 9 at 214, DirectX 11 at 192, DirectX 12 at 93, and DirectX 10 at 129. The low DirectX 12 score relative to DirectX 11 (93 vs 192) is unusual and may indicate that modern API workloads are not yet fully optimized for Blackwell 2.0. This could create a bottleneck in newer titles that rely heavily on DirectX 12, where the GPU may underperform its raw compute capabilities.

Memory bandwidth is a potential constraint. The CPU’s 89.6 GB/s dual-channel DDR5 bandwidth is modest, and the GPU’s 384.0 GB/s is adequate for 8 GB GDDR7 on a 128-bit bus. For workloads that stream large datasets between CPU and GPU, the PCIe 5.0 x16 interface (GPU) and PCIe Gen 4 with 20 lanes (CPU) provide ample bandwidth. However, the 8 GB VRAM could limit texture-heavy workloads at high resolutions, potentially causing the GPU to fetch data from system memory over PCIe, which would bottleneck both components.

In CPU-bound scenarios like software compilation or data compression, the CPU will be the limiting factor, with its PassMark multithread score of 29780 representing the ceiling. In GPU-bound scenarios like 3D rendering or gaming at 1440p and above, the GPU will limit performance. The balance point appears to be around 1080p gaming at high settings, where neither component consistently dominates.

FAQ

Q: How does the Ryzen 9 8945HS compare to the Intel Core i7-12700F?

A: The average benchmark scores are nearly identical: 31074 for the AMD part versus 31081 for the Intel part, a delta of 0%. This means the mobile Ryzen 9 matches a desktop-class i7 in overall performance.

Q: What GPU performance tier does the RTX 5070 Mobile fall into?

A: Its average score of 29928 places it at the 75th percentile, matching the RTX 3070 Ti (29945, delta -0.1%) and slightly ahead of the RTX 2080 Ti (29783, delta 0.5%).

Q: Is the CPU or GPU stronger relative to their respective markets?

A: The CPU sits at the 82nd percentile against all CPUs, while the GPU sits at the 75th percentile against all GPUs. The CPU is comparatively stronger.

Q: What is the CPU’s multi-threaded performance?

A: Cinebench R23 multi-core scores 16795, 3DMark max-thread scores 7775, and PassMark multithread scores 29780. The 16-thread scaling is near-linear from 8 threads.

Q: Does the GPU support modern APIs?

A: It supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. PassMark DirectX 12 score is 93, lower than DirectX 11’s 192.

Q: What memory bandwidth does the system have?

A: The CPU supports dual-channel DDR5 with 89.6 GB/s bandwidth, while the GPU has 8 GB GDDR7 on a 128-bit bus with 384.0 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: Is there integrated graphics on the CPU?

A: Yes, the Radeon 780M, which can serve as a fallback display output or for light tasks when the discrete GPU is idle.

Who Should Build It

Gamers targeting 1080p high-refresh displays will find this configuration well-suited. The GPU’s G3D score of 20355, aligned with the RTX 3070 Ti, supports high frame rates in competitive titles, while the CPU’s single-thread score of 3850 ensures responsive gameplay. At 1440p, the 8 GB VRAM may become a limiting factor in texture-heavy titles, but the overall performance tier remains strong.

Content creators working in video editing or motion graphics will benefit from the CPU’s multi-threaded scores — Cinebench R23 16795 and Geekbench multi-core 12276 — for rendering and export tasks. The GPU’s 8 GB VRAM and 384.0 GB/s bandwidth handle 4K timelines, though the 128-bit bus may slow very complex effects. The 36 RT cores and 144 tensor cores enable hardware-accelerated ray tracing and AI denoising in supported software.

Software developers will appreciate the CPU’s balanced performance across thread counts. The 3DMark 2-thread score of 1985 and 4-thread score of 3809 handle compilation of smaller projects, while the 16-thread score of 7774 accelerates large builds. The PassMark data compression score of 356508 aids in packaging and deployment tasks. The PCIe Gen 4 support with 20 lanes provides fast NVMe storage connectivity.

Students and professionals in office environments will find this system overprovisioned but not wasteful. The single-thread performance (Geekbench 2116, Cinebench R23 1805) handles productivity suites effortlessly, and the 45 W CPU TDP suggests reasonable thermal behavior in a laptop chassis. The 82nd CPU percentile means this will remain responsive for years without upgrades.

Small business workstations running virtualization, database management, or financial modeling will benefit from the 8 cores and 16 threads. The PassMark integer math score of 101226 and floating point score of 61821 provide solid computational throughput, while the GPU’s compute score of 8279 handles acceleration for compatible workloads.

GPU Analysis

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile is built on the GB206 chip using Blackwell 2.0 architecture, fabricated on TSMC’s 5 nm process with 21,900 million transistors on a 181 mm² die. The base clock is 907 MHz with a boost clock of 1425 MHz, and memory runs at 1500 MHz with 24 Gbps effective speed. It has 8 GB of GDDR7 on a 128-bit bus, yielding 384.0 GB/s of bandwidth.

The GPU contains 4608 shading units, 144 texture mapping units, and 48 ROPs, with 36 RT cores and 144 tensor cores. Pixel rate is 68.40 GPixel/s and texture rate is 205.2 GTexel/s. FP32 compute is rated at 13.13 TFLOPS, with FP16 at the same 13.13 TFLOPS (1:1 ratio). The 50 W TDP is remarkably low for this performance level, and the slot width of IGP with no power connectors confirms its mobile integration.

Benchmark performance shows a PassMark G3D score of 20355, with Geekbench OpenCL at 122238 and Vulkan at 116960. The PassMark GPU compute score of 8279 is notably lower than the G3D score, suggesting the GPU is optimized for graphics rendering rather than raw compute. The DirectX scores vary: DirectX 9 at 214, DirectX 11 at 192, DirectX 12 at 93, and DirectX 10 at 129. The low DirectX 12 score may reflect a driver optimization gap rather than hardware capability.

The average benchmark score of 29928 places it at the 75th percentile. Its nearest rival, the RTX 3070 Ti (29945, delta -0.1%), is a desktop GPU with a much higher power draw, yet the mobile 5070 matches it. The RTX 2080 Ti (29783, delta 0.5%) is also matched, while the Radeon RX 6800 (30095, delta -0.6%) and RX 6700 (30433, delta -1.7%) are slightly ahead or behind respectively.

For rendering workloads, the 8 GB VRAM and 384.0 GB/s bandwidth are adequate for 1080p and 1440p assets. The 36 RT cores provide hardware ray tracing, and the 144 tensor cores support DLSS-style upscaling. The FP32 throughput of 13.13 TFLOPS is competitive for its class, though the 1:1 FP16 ratio means no half-precision boost for AI workloads.

Build Overview

This is a laptop-class build combining the AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS (8-core, 16-thread, Zen 4 Hawk Point) with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Mobile (Blackwell 2.0, 8 GB GDDR7). The combined percentile is 79, meaning this system outperforms 79% of all tested laptop configurations. The CPU’s 82nd percentile and GPU’s 75th percentile indicate a balanced pairing where the processor is slightly stronger relative to its market segment.

The CPU’s average benchmark score of 31074 places it in a cluster with desktop parts like the Intel Core i7-12700F, while the GPU’s 29928 average matches desktop GPUs like the RTX 3070 Ti. This means the laptop system delivers desktop-class performance in both CPU and GPU tasks, constrained only by thermal and power limits inherent to mobile form factors.

The build class of "laptop" implies integrated design with shared cooling and power delivery. The CPU TDP of 45 W and GPU TDP of 50 W sum to 95 W, which is manageable for a high-end laptop cooling solution. The GPU’s IGP slot width and lack of power connectors confirm it is soldered to the motherboard, not a MXM module.

Gaming Performance

No measured FPS data exists for this exact CPU+GPU combination, so the following figures are estimates derived from benchmark scores. The GPU’s PassMark G3D score of 20355 and CPU’s single-thread performance of 3850 (PassMark) suggest strong 1080p gaming capability. At 1080p ultra settings, this system should deliver high frame rates in esports titles and competitive frame rates in AAA games, based on the GPU’s alignment with the RTX 3070 Ti.

At 1440p, the 8 GB VRAM and 384.0 GB/s bandwidth become more significant factors. The GPU’s 48 ROPs and 68.40 GPixel/s pixel rate may limit fill-rate-heavy scenes, while the 205.2 GTexel/s texture rate handles most modern textures. The CPU’s 16 MB L3 cache and dual-channel DDR5 with 89.6 GB/s bandwidth provide adequate feeding of the GPU.

The DirectX 12 score of 93 in PassMark is a concern for modern titles that rely on DX12 features. If this score reflects a driver issue, gaming performance in DX12 games could be lower than the raw compute suggests. Conversely, the DirectX 11 score of 192 indicates strong performance in older APIs. Vulkan performance, at 116960 in Geekbench, appears robust.

For ray-traced games, the 36 RT cores provide dedicated hardware, but the 50 W TDP limits sustained ray tracing performance. The 144 tensor cores can offload some work via DLSS, but the 1:1 FP16 ratio means no significant throughput advantage for these tasks. Overall, this system should handle 1080p gaming at high-to-ultra settings, with 1440p viable for less demanding titles.

Upgrade Path and Platform

The CPU uses AMD Socket FP8, which is a mobile platform with no upgrade path — the processor is soldered to the motherboard. The GPU is also integrated (IGP slot width), meaning neither component can be swapped. Upgrades are limited to memory, storage, and external peripherals. The CPU supports dual-channel DDR5 memory, so increasing capacity or speed within that constraint is possible.

The GPU uses PCIe 5.0 x16 interface, while the CPU provides PCIe Gen 4 with 20 lanes. This means the GPU has bandwidth headroom for external enclosures, though the laptop form factor limits this. The 50 W GPU TDP and lack of power connectors suggest the system is designed for efficiency, not overclocking. The CPU has a locked multiplier, preventing manual overclocking.

The suggested PSU is not specified for this laptop build, and the combined 95 W TDP for CPU and GPU is modest. Power delivery is handled by the laptop’s internal power supply, which is not user-upgradeable. The 4 nm CPU and 5 nm GPU process nodes contribute to the low power draw, making this system suitable for thin-and-light chassis designs.

A sensible next upgrade would be increasing system RAM to the maximum supported capacity, as the dual-channel configuration benefits from matched DIMMs. Storage upgrades via PCIe Gen 4 NVMe drives would improve load times and data throughput, given the CPU’s 20 PCIe lanes. For external display connectivity, the GPU’s display outputs are described as "Portable Device Dependent," meaning options vary by laptop model.

The lack of ECC memory support (CPU) and the 8 GB VRAM (GPU) are the primary long-term limitations. For users needing more GPU memory or compute power, a future system upgrade would be required, as this platform offers no component-level expansion. The 75th GPU percentile and 82nd CPU percentile indicate this system will remain competitive for several years, but it is not designed for extensibility.