AMD Ryzen 7 5700U vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 5700U 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 7 5700U

AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 5700U

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

Around 7% higher clock speed: 4.6 GHz vs 4.3 GHz
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3196 vs 2594
Around 43% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22603 vs 15855

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.6 GHz vs 4.3 GHz
L3 cache	16 MB vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3196 vs 2594
PassMark - CPU mark	22603 vs 15855

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2594

3196

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

15855

22603

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 5700U	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
PassMark - Single thread mark	2594	3196
PassMark - CPU mark	15855	22603
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		6544

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 5700U	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Zen 3
Launch date	12 Jan 2021	12 Jan 2021
OPN Tray	100-000000371
Place in performance rating	705	665
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
Base frequency	1.8 GHz	3.3 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz	4.6 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of GPU cores	8
Number of threads	16	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	1900 MHz
iGPU core count	8
Number of pipelines	512
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 8
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	10-25 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
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
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)