AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX vs Ryzen 9 5900HX

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Combined performance score

Ryzen 9 5900HX
14.73

Ryzen 9 5980HX outperforms Ryzen 9 5900HX by 4% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Ryzen 9 5900HX and Ryzen 9 5980HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking428392
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Architecture codenameCezanne-H (Zen 3)Cezanne-HX (Zen 3)
Release date12 January 2021 (3 years old)12 January 2021 (3 years old)

Technical specs

Ryzen 9 5900HX and Ryzen 9 5980HX 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1616
Base clock speed3.3 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.6 GHz4.8 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)512 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)4 MB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)16 MB
Chip lithography7 nm7 nm
Die size156 mm2180 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C105 °C
Number of transistors9,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 5900HX and Ryzen 9 5980HX 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 configuration1no data
SocketFP6FP6
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt54 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 5900HX and Ryzen 9 5980HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsDDR4-3200/LPDDR4-4266 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHAXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI++
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 5900HX and Ryzen 9 5980HX are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 5900HX and Ryzen 9 5980HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR4no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 5900HX and Ryzen 9 5980HX.

PCIe version3.0no data

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 5900HX 14.73
Ryzen 9 5980HX 15.34
+4.1%

Ryzen 9 5980HX outperforms Ryzen 9 5900HX by 4% in our combined 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 5900HX 22621
Ryzen 9 5980HX 23561
+4.2%

Ryzen 9 5980HX outperforms Ryzen 9 5900HX by 4% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Ryzen 9 5900HX 1842
Ryzen 9 5980HX 1919
+4.2%

Ryzen 9 5980HX outperforms Ryzen 9 5900HX by 4% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Ryzen 9 5900HX 7530
Ryzen 9 5980HX 7702
+2.3%

Ryzen 9 5980HX outperforms Ryzen 9 5900HX by 2% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 14.73 15.34
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 54 Watt

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