Ryzen 9 8945H vs Ryzen 9 5900XT

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 5900XT and Ryzen 9 8945H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	158	287
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	72.58	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Hawk Point (Zen 4/4c, Ryzen 8040)
Power efficiency	25.79	40.79
Architecture codename	Vermeer (2020−2024)	Hawk Point-HS (Zen 4) (2023−2024)
Release date	31 July 2024 (less than a year ago)	6 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$349	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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

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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	29.76	20.17
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

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