AMD Ryzen 7 5800U vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900H

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 5800U and AMD Ryzen 9 5900H 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.

AMD Ryzen 7 5800U

AMD Ryzen 9 5900H

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 5800U

3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3030 vs 2977

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3030 vs 2977

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 5900H

Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.6 GHz vs 4.4 GHz
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 20557 vs 18400

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.6 GHz vs 4.4 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	20557 vs 18400

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 5800U
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 9 5900H

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3030

2977

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

18400

20557

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 5800U	AMD Ryzen 9 5900H
PassMark - Single thread mark	3030	2977
PassMark - CPU mark	18400	20557

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 5800U	AMD Ryzen 9 5900H
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Zen 3
Launch date	12 Jan 2021	7 Jan 2021
OPN Tray	100-000000285
Place in performance rating	589	581
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.9 GHz	3.3 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz	4.6 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of GPU cores	8
Number of threads	16	16
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	68.3 GB/s	47.68 GB/s
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-4266	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	2000 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
Number of USB ports	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		20
PCI Express revision		4.0
PCIe configurations		1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)