AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX vs AMD Ryzen 7 5800H

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX and AMD Ryzen 7 5800H 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 9 5980HX

AMD Ryzen 7 5800H

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX

Around 9% higher clock speed: 4.8 GHz vs 4.4 GHz
Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3344 vs 3049
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 23583 vs 21089

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.8 GHz vs 4.4 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3344 vs 3049
PassMark - CPU mark	23583 vs 21089

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 5800H

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3344

3049

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

23583

21089

Name	AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX	AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
PassMark - Single thread mark	3344	3049
PassMark - CPU mark	23583	21089
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		6250

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX	AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Zen 3
Launch date	12 Jan 2021	12 Jan 2021
OPN Tray	100-000000474	100-000000295
Place in performance rating	309	728
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
Base frequency	3.3 GHz	3.2 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	105 °C
Maximum frequency	4.8 GHz	4.4 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of GPU cores	8	8
Number of threads	16	16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	68.3 GB/s	68.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-4266
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	2100 MHz	2000 MHz
iGPU core count	8	8
Processor graphics	Radeon RX Vega 8	Radeon Vega 8
Number of pipelines		512
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP6	FP6
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	45 Watt
Configurable TDP		35-54 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0
Number of USB ports		3.0
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
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)