AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900H

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX 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 9 5980HX

AMD Ryzen 9 5900H

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX

Around 4% higher clock speed: 4.8 GHz vs 4.6 GHz
Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3343 vs 2977
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 23530 vs 20557

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.8 GHz vs 4.6 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3343 vs 2977
PassMark - CPU mark	23530 vs 20557

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 5900H

2x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 64 GB

Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 64 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 9 5900H

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3343

2977

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

23530

20557

Name	AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX	AMD Ryzen 9 5900H
PassMark - Single thread mark	3343	2977
PassMark - CPU mark	23530	20557

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX	AMD Ryzen 9 5900H
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Zen 3
Launch date	12 Jan 2021	7 Jan 2021
OPN Tray	100-000000474
Place in performance rating	388	581
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 core temperature	105 °C
Maximum frequency	4.8 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
Maximum memory size	64 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-3200
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	2100 MHz
iGPU core count	8
Processor graphics	Radeon RX Vega 8
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	FP6	FP6
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	45 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	20
PCI Express revision	3.0	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
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)