AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX vs AMD Ryzen 7 3700U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX and AMD Ryzen 7 3700U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX

AMD Ryzen 7 3700U

Differences

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 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 12 nm
Around 33% 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
4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 62% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3184 vs 1962
3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22393 vs 7101

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.6 GHz vs 4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 12 nm
L1 cache	512 KB vs 384 KB
L2 cache	4 MB vs 2 MB
L3 cache	16 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3184 vs 1962
PassMark - CPU mark	22393 vs 7101

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 3700U

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

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 3700U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3184

1962

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

22393

7101

Name	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX	AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
PassMark - Single thread mark	3184	1962
PassMark - CPU mark	22393	7101
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6505	0
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		729
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2651

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX	AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3
Launch date	12 Jan 2021
Place in performance rating	660	2022
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Family		AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN Tray		YM3700C4T4MFG
Series		AMD Ryzen 7 Mobile Processors with Radeon RX Vega Graphics
Performance
Base frequency	3.3 GHz	2.3 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	12 nm
Maximum frequency	4.6 GHz	4 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	16	8
Unlocked
Compute Cores		14
Maximum core temperature		105°C
Number of GPU cores		10
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	47.68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-4266
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP6	FP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	15 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
PCI Express revision	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
FreeSync
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Graphics
Graphics max frequency		1400 MHz
iGPU core count		10
Processor graphics		Radeon RX Vega 10 Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		12