Ryzen 9 5900HS vs Ryzen 7 3780U

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 3780U
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.38
Ryzen 9 5900HS
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
13.63
+211%

Ryzen 9 5900HS outperforms Ryzen 7 3780U by a whopping 211% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 3780U and Ryzen 9 5900HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1343541
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency27.6336.85
Architecture codenamePicasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020)Cezanne-HS (Zen 3) (2021)
Release date6 January 2019 (5 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 3780U 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 speed2.3 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.6 GHz
Multiplier2330
L1 cache96K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm7 nm
Die size210 mm2180 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors4,940 million10,700 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 3780U 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 configuration11
SocketFP5FP6
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 3780U 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++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 3780U and Ryzen 9 5900HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 3780U 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 bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 11AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 3780U 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 3780U 4.38
Ryzen 9 5900HS 13.63
+211%

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 3780U 6961
Ryzen 9 5900HS 21645
+211%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen 7 3780U 788
Ryzen 9 5900HS 2041
+159%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 7 3780U 166
Ryzen 9 5900HS 237
+42.5%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 7 3780U 3050
Ryzen 9 5900HS 7867
+158%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.38 13.63
Integrated graphics card 5.48 9.04
Recency 6 January 2019 12 January 2021
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 8 16
Chip lithography 12 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt

Ryzen 7 3780U has 133.3% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 5900HS, on the other hand, has a 211.2% higher aggregate performance score, 65% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 71.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 9 5900HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 3780U in performance tests.


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