AMD Ryzen 5 5600U vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5600U 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 5 5600U

AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5600U

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

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 10% higher clock speed: 4.6 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 64 GB
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3193 vs 2918
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22498 vs 15412

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Maximum frequency	4.6 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB vs 384 KB
L2 cache	4 MB vs 3 MB
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3193 vs 2918
PassMark - CPU mark	22498 vs 15412

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5600U
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2918

3193

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

15412

22498

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 5600U	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
PassMark - Single thread mark	2918	3193
PassMark - CPU mark	15412	22498
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		6500

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600U	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Zen 3
Family	AMD Ryzen
Launch date	12 Jan 2021	12 Jan 2021
OPN Tray	100-000000287
Place in performance rating	673	664
Series	AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
Base frequency	2.3 GHz	3.3 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	4.6 GHz
Number of cores	6	8
Number of GPU cores	7
Number of threads	12	16
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	68.27 GB/s	47.68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200MHz, LPDDR4-4266MHz	DDR4-4266
ECC memory support
Graphics
Execution Units	7
Graphics max frequency	1800 MHz
Number of pipelines	448
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 7
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported	4
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	10-25 Watt
Sockets supported	FP6	FP6
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	45 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	20
PCI Express revision	3.0	4.0
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™)