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AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX vs Ryzen 7 5800H

48 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
VS
46 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H

We compared two 8-core laptop CPUs: the 3.3 GHz AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX against the 3.2 GHz Ryzen 7 5800H. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 5800H and 5900HX
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • 5% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.6 GHz vs 4.4 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Ryzen 9 5900HX
vs
Ryzen 7 5800H

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
File compression 734.8 MB/sec 718.1 MB/sec
Clang compilation 69 Klines/sec 64.4 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 145.5 pages/sec 140 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 256.9 Mpixels/sec 254.6 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 206.4 pages/sec 201.4 pages/sec
Background blur 40.2 images/sec 34.9 images/sec
Photo processing 61 images/sec 58.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 17.1 Mpixels/sec 16 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 576 & 870 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Ryzen 9 5900HX +7%
22000
Ryzen 7 5800H
20477
Integer math 85.1 GOps/sec 79.1 GOps/sec
Floating point math 47 GOps/sec 43.9 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 52M Primes/sec 48M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 29.7M Strings/sec 27.8M Strings/sec
Data encryption 17.9 GBytes/sec 16.7 GBytes/sec
Data compression 284.2 MBytes/sec 266.6 MBytes/sec
Physics 894 Frames/sec 823 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 19.3B Matrices/sec 18B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 4129 & 10544 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Ryzen 9 5900HX +7%
177.14
Ryzen 7 5800H
165.78

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 12.9 PPW 13.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 157.5 PPW 150 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 407.4 PPW 379.2 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.28 PPW 3.07 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
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AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-29 (Mike)Geekbench 6 CPU1932 / 8068
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-21 (P)Cinebench 202484 / 708
πŸ“˜ 2025-08-18 (Chandra Prakash)Cinebench 202485 / 628
πŸ“˜ 2025-06-30 (Hinge Problems User)Geekbench 6 CPU1898 / 7148
πŸ“˜ 2025-06-30 (Hinge Problems User)Cinebench 202480 / 602
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Specifications

Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX and Ryzen 7 5800H

General

Vendor Amd Amd
Released January 12, 2021 January 12, 2021
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 3 (Cezanne) Zen 3 (Cezanne)
Integrated GPU Radeon RX Vega 8 Radeon RX Vega 8
Rival Equivalent - Intel Core i9 11980HK - Intel Core i7 11800H
Successor - AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX - AMD Ryzen 7 6800H
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (123rd and 134th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 8
P-Threads 16 16
Base Frequency (P) 3.3 GHz 3.2 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.6 GHz 4.4 GHz
Total
Total Cores 8 8
Total Threads 16 16
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 33x 32x
L1 Cache 64K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 512K (per core) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 16MB (shared) 16MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes No

Package

Fabrication Process 7 nm 7 nm
TDP (PL1) 35-54 W (configurable) 35-54 W (configurable)
Socket FP6 FP6
Peak Temperature 105Β°C 105Β°C

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Radeon RX Vega 8 Radeon RX Vega 8
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2100 MHz 2000 MHz
Shading Units 512 512
TMUs 32 32
ROPs 8 8
Execution Units 8 8
TGP 25 W 25 W
iGPU FLOPS
Ryzen 9 5900HX +10%
2.2 TFLOPS
Ryzen 7 5800H
2 TFLOPS
See: Radeon RX Vega 8 benchmarks

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR4-3200
- LPDDR4-4266		 - DDR4-3200
- LPDDR4-4266
Max. Memory Size 64 GB 64 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 68.27 GB/s 68.27 GB/s
ECC Support Yes Yes

Misc

Official Site AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX official page AMD Ryzen 7 5800H official page
PCI Express Version 3.0 3.0
PCI Express Lanes 16 16

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Comments

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