Ryzen 5 5600H vs Ryzen 9 5900H

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 5900H
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
13.29
+20.7%

Ryzen 9 5900H outperforms Ryzen 5 5600H by a significant 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 5900H and Ryzen 5 5600H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking532664
Place by popularitynot in top-10042
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Architecture codenameCezanne U (Zen 3) (2021−2022)Cezanne-H (Zen 3)
Release date7 January 2021 (3 years ago)7 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 5900H and Ryzen 5 5600H 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed3.3 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.6 GHz4.2 GHz
L1 cache512 KB384 KB
L2 cache4 MB3 MB
L3 cache16 MB16 MB
Chip lithography7 nm7 nm
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 5900H and Ryzen 5 5600H 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.

SocketFP6FP6
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 5900H and Ryzen 5 5600H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTDDR4-3200/LPDDR4-4266 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NIno data+
FMAno data+
AVXno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 5900H and Ryzen 5 5600H are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 5900H and Ryzen 5 5600H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)AMD Radeon RX Vega 7

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
+20.7%
Ryzen 5 5600H 11.01

Ryzen 9 5900H outperforms Ryzen 5 5600H by 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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
+20.8%
Ryzen 5 5600H 17022

Ryzen 9 5900H outperforms Ryzen 5 5600H by 21% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.29 11.01
Integrated graphics card 9.07 7.40
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 16 12

The Ryzen 9 5900H is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 5600H in performance tests.


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