Ryzen 9 5900HS vs Ryzen 7 2800H

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 2800H
2018
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
5.13
Ryzen 9 5900HS
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
13.60
+165%

Ryzen 9 5900HS outperforms Ryzen 7 2800H by a whopping 165% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 2800H and Ryzen 9 5900HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1213553
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency32.3736.77
Architecture codenameRaven Ridge (Zen) (2018)Cezanne-HS (Zen 3) (2021)
Release date10 September 2018 (6 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 2800H and Ryzen 9 5900HS 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads816
Base clock speed3.4 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz4.6 GHz
Multiplier3330
L1 cache384 KB512 KB
L2 cache2 MB4 MB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die size209.78 mm2180 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Number of transistors4950 Million10,700 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 2800H and Ryzen 9 5900HS 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFP5FP6
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 2800H and Ryzen 9 5900HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHAMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 2800H and Ryzen 9 5900HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 2800H and Ryzen 9 5900HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 ( - 1300 MHz)AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 2100 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 2800H and Ryzen 9 5900HS.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes12no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 7 2800H 5.13
Ryzen 9 5900HS 13.60
+165%

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.

Ryzen 7 2800H 8144
Ryzen 9 5900HS 21607
+165%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.13 13.60
Integrated graphics card 5.48 9.05
Recency 10 September 2018 12 January 2021
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 8 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 35 Watt

Ryzen 9 5900HS has a 165.1% higher aggregate performance score, 65.1% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 28.6% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 9 5900HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 2800H in performance tests.


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