AMD Ryzen 9 7950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X and AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
  • 16 more threads: 32 vs 16
  • Around 24% higher clock speed: 5.7 GHz vs 4.6 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4x 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 33% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4271 vs 3220
  • 3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 62567 vs 20691
  • 2.6x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 15686 vs 6087
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 4 Jan 2023 vs 7 Jan 2021
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 16 vs 8
Number of threads 32 vs 16
Maximum frequency 5.7 GHz vs 4.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm vs 7 nm
L1 cache 1 MB vs 512 KB
L2 cache 16 MB vs 4 MB
L3 cache 64 MB vs 16 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 4271 vs 3220
PassMark - CPU mark 62567 vs 20691
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 15686 vs 6087

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS

  • 4.9x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 170 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 170 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
4271
3220
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
62567
20691
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score
CPU 1
CPU 2
15686
6087
Name AMD Ryzen 9 7950X AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS
PassMark - Single thread mark 4271 3220
PassMark - CPU mark 62567 20691
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 15686 6087

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 4 Zen 3
Launch date 4 Jan 2023 7 Jan 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $699
OPN Tray 100-000000514
Place in performance rating 38 687
Vertical segment Desktop Laptop

Performance

Base frequency 4.5 GHz 3.3 GHz
Die size 70 mm²
L1 cache 1 MB 512 KB
L2 cache 16 MB 4 MB
L3 cache 64 MB 16 MB
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm 7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 47 °C
Maximum core temperature 100 °C
Maximum frequency 5.7 GHz 4.6 GHz
Number of cores 16 8
Number of threads 32 16
Transistor count 13140 million
Unlocked

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory types DDR5-5200 DDR4-3200
Maximum memory bandwidth 47.68 GB/s
Maximum memory size 128 GB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Sockets supported AM5 FP6
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 170 Watt 35 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 24 20
PCI Express revision 5.0 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™)