Ryzen AI 7 445 carries a higher SKU than Ryzen AI 5 340, but not higher performance
Notebookcheck has started taking a closer look at AMD’s Ryzen AI 400 series after its CES launch, and one of the first findings is already raising questions about AMD’s mobile SKU naming. That is interesting because many of the announced laptops are still not on sale, which means buyers have had little chance to compare these chips in real products. Its latest coverage focuses on Ryzen AI 7 445 , a part that looks higher in the stack by name, but not by actual specifications or performance.
According to Notebookcheck’s testing of the Lenovo Yoga 7 2-in-1 16, the Ryzen AI 7 445 delivers performance close to the older Ryzen AI 5 340, with little reason to treat it as a higher-tier part.
Notebookcheck’s CPU results place the Ryzen AI 7 445 at 61.2 points in its aggregate processor rating. That puts it only slightly ahead of Intel’s Core Ultra 7 256V at 60.7 points, and actually below the Ryzen AI 5 340 , which scored 63.7 points in the Lenovo Yoga 7 2-in-1 14. The publication also shared a Cinebench R15 multi-loop average of 1638 points for the Ryzen AI 7 445 system, compared to 1433 points for a Core Ultra 7 256V-based Yoga 7 16.
Source: NotebookCheck
Integrated graphics results also do not help the new SKU. The Ryzen AI 7 445 uses Radeon 840M graphics and scored 19.3 points in Notebookcheck’s 3DMark performance rating database. That is below the Ryzen AI 5 340 configuration at 22 points, and far behind Intel systems with Arc 140V graphics, which landed around 41 points in the same chart.
Source: NotebookCheck
Under the confusing spec, we learn that both CPUs have 6 cores, but the newer Gorgon Point SKU has fewer classic Zen5 cores. Instead of 3, consumers get 2, while the remaining dense cores are increased from 3 on 340 to 4 on 445 SKU.
| AMD Ryzen CPU Comparison | ||
|---|---|---|
| VideoCardz.com | Ryzen AI 7 445 🆕 | Ryzen AI 5 340 |
| Codename | Gorgon Point | Krackan Point |
| CPU cores / threads | 6 / 12 2x Zen 5 , 4x Zen 5c | 6 / 12 3x Zen 5 , 3x Zen 5c |
| Max boost clock | Up to 4.6 GHz | Up to 4.8 GHz |
| Base clock | 2.0 GHz | 2.0 GHz |
| L2 cache | 6 MB | 6 MB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 16 MB |
| Default TDP | 28W | 28W |
| Configurable TDP | 15-54W | 15-54W |
| iGPU | Radeon 840M | Radeon 840M |
| Graphics cores | 4 | 4 |
| Graphics frequency | 2900 MHz | 2900 MHz |
| Overall AI performance | Up to 59 TOPS | Up to 59 TOPS |
| NPU performance | Up to 50 TOPS | Up to 50 TOPS |
| Native PCIe lanes | 14 / 14 | 16 / 16 |
| Native USB 3.2 Gen 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Launch date | January 5, 2026 | February 18, 2025 |
Source: NotebookCheck
