AMD Ryzen 9 5900H vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX

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

AMD Ryzen 9 5900H

AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX

Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3196 vs 2977
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22607 vs 20557

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3196 vs 2977
PassMark - CPU mark	22607 vs 20557

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 5900H
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2977

3196

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

20557

22607

Name	AMD Ryzen 9 5900H	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
PassMark - Single thread mark	2977	3196
PassMark - CPU mark	20557	22607
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		6544

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900H	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Zen 3
Launch date	7 Jan 2021	12 Jan 2021
Place in performance rating	483	665
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
Base frequency	3.3 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 frequency	4.6 GHz	4.6 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	16	16
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	47.68 GB/s	47.68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-4266
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP6	FP6
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	45 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	20
PCI Express revision	4.0	4.0
PCIe configurations	1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4	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™)