AMD Ryzen 3 5400U vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 5400U and AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 3 5400U

AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 5400U

3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 15% higher clock speed: 4.6 GHz vs 4.0 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3196 vs 2735
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22603 vs 11029

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.6 GHz vs 4.0 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache	4 MB vs 2 MB
L3 cache	16 MB vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3196 vs 2735
PassMark - CPU mark	22603 vs 11029

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 5400U
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2735

3196

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

11029

22603

Name	AMD Ryzen 3 5400U	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
PassMark - Single thread mark	2735	3196
PassMark - CPU mark	11029	22603
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		6544

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 3 5400U	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Zen 3
Family	Ryzen 3
Launch date	12 Jan 2021	12 Jan 2021
OPN Tray	100-000000288
Place in performance rating	706	665
Processor Number	5400U
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
Base frequency	2.6 GHz	3.3 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C
Maximum frequency	4.0 GHz	4.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of GPU cores	6
Number of threads	8	16
Unlocked
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-4266	DDR4-4266
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		47.68 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	1600 MHz
iGPU core count	6
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	10-25 Watt
Sockets supported	FP6	FP6
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	45 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	4.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		20
PCIe configurations		1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)