Core i7-1280P vs Ryzen 9 5900H

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Aggregated performance score

Ryzen 9 5900H
2021
8 cores / 16 threads
13.29
Core i7-1280P
2022
14 cores / 20 threads
13.32
+0.2%

General info

Comparing Ryzen 9 5900H and Core i7-1280P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking506505
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)Intel Alder Lake-P
Architecture codenameCezanne U (Zen 3) (2021−2022)Alder Lake-P (2022)
Release date7 January 2021 (3 years ago)23 February 2022 (2 years ago)

Technical specs

Ryzen 9 5900H and Core i7-1280P basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores8 (Octa-Core)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads1620
Base clock speed3.3 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.6 GHz4.8 GHz
L1 cache512 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data217 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 5900H and Core i7-1280P compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1
SocketFP6FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 5900H and Core i7-1280P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NIno data+
FMAno data+
AVXno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSXno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPPno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Statusno dataLaunched

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 5900H and Core i7-1280P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 5900H and Core i7-1280P are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 5900H and Core i7-1280P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4, DDR4, DDR5, DDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
ECC memory supportno data-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics eligible
Quick Sync Videono data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.45 GHz
Execution Unitsno data96

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 9 5900H and Core i7-1280P integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 9 5900H and Core i7-1280P integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 9 5900H and Core i7-1280P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 5900H and Core i7-1280P.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 9 5900H 13.29
i7-1280P 13.32
+0.2%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Ryzen 9 5900H 20557
i7-1280P 20599
+0.2%

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 13.29 13.32
Recency 7 January 2021 23 February 2022
Physical cores 8 14
Threads 16 20
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 28 Watt

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 9 5900H and Core i7-1280P. The differences in performance seem too small.


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