Ryzen 9 8945H vs Ryzen 9 5900XT
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 5900XT outperforms Ryzen 9 8945H by a considerable 45% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 225 | 381 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 71.13 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Hawk Point (Zen 4/4c, Ryzen 8040) |
| Power efficiency | 10.08 | 16.20 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | no data |
| Architecture codename | Vermeer (2020−2025) | Hawk Point-HS (Zen 4) (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 31 July 2024 (less than a year ago) | 6 December 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $349 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 9 5900XT and Ryzen 9 8945H 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 cores | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 32 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.8 GHz | 5.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 8 MB |
| L3 cache | 64 MB | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 2x 74 mm2 | 178 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 8,300 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 9 5900XT and Ryzen 9 8945H 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 configuration | 1 | no data |
| Socket | AM4 | FP7/FP7r2/FP8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 5900XT and Ryzen 9 8945H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Ryzen AI, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 5900XT and Ryzen 9 8945H are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 5900XT and Ryzen 9 8945H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | AMD Radeon 780M ( - 2800 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 5900XT and Ryzen 9 8945H.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | no 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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 26.46 | 18.23 |
| Recency | 31 July 2024 | 6 December 2023 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 8 |
| Threads | 32 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 45 Watt |
Ryzen 9 5900XT has a 45.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 months, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Ryzen 9 8945H, on the other hand, has a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen 9 8945H in performance tests.
Note that Ryzen 9 5900XT is a desktop processor while Ryzen 9 8945H is a notebook one.
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