Ryzen 9 5900H vs C-30
Primary details
Comparing C-30 and Ryzen 9 5900H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 582 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD C-Series | AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000) |
| Power efficiency | no data | 27.21 |
| Architecture codename | Ontario (2011−2012) | Cezanne U (Zen 3) (2021−2022) |
| Release date | 4 January 2011 (13 years ago) | 7 January 2021 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
C-30 and Ryzen 9 5900H basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 1 (Single-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.2 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 4 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | 75 mm2 | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on C-30 and Ryzen 9 5900H compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | no data |
| Socket | FT1 BGA 413-Ball | FP6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 9 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by C-30 and Ryzen 9 5900H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 40 nm, 1.24-1.35V | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by C-30 and Ryzen 9 5900H are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by C-30 and Ryzen 9 5900H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 Single-channel | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon HD 6250 | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 4 January 2011 | 7 January 2021 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 8 |
| Threads | 1 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 9 Watt | 45 Watt |
C-30 has 400% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 9 5900H, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 years, 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 471.4% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between C-30 and Ryzen 9 5900H. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between C-30 and Ryzen 9 5900H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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