Ryzen 7 3800XT vs Ryzen 7 4800H

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 4800H
2020
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
12.09
Ryzen 7 3800XT
2020
8 cores / 16 threads, 105 Watt
15.42
+27.5%

Ryzen 7 3800XT outperforms Ryzen 7 4800H by a significant 28% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 4800H and Ryzen 7 3800XT processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking663471
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data19.97
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)AMD Ryzen 7
Power efficiency24.5013.39
Architecture codenameRenoir-H (Zen 2) (2020)Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)
Release date6 January 2020 (4 years ago)16 June 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 4800H and Ryzen 7 3800XT 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1616
Base clock speed2.9 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz4.7 GHz
Multiplier29no data
L1 cache512 KB512 KB
L2 cache4 MB4 MB
L3 cache8 MB32 MB
Chip lithography7 nm7 nm, 12 nm
Die size156 mm274 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistors9800 Million3,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 4800H and Ryzen 7 3800XT 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
SocketFP6AM4
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 4800H and Ryzen 7 3800XT. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 4800H and Ryzen 7 3800XT are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 4800H and Ryzen 7 3800XT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidth68.27 GB/s51.196 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon Vega 7-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 4800H and Ryzen 7 3800XT.

PCIe version3.04.0

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 4800H 12.09
Ryzen 7 3800XT 15.42
+27.5%

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 4800H 18498
Ryzen 7 3800XT 23603
+27.6%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen 7 4800H 1491
Ryzen 7 3800XT 1772
+18.8%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen 7 4800H 6113
Ryzen 7 3800XT 8574
+40.3%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Ryzen 7 4800H 5684
Ryzen 7 3800XT 6035
+6.2%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Ryzen 7 4800H 37276
Ryzen 7 3800XT 40528
+8.7%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Ryzen 7 4800H 3.38
+10.7%
Ryzen 7 3800XT 3.74

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Ryzen 7 4800H 21
Ryzen 7 3800XT 24
+14.6%

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 4800H 1854
Ryzen 7 3800XT 2230
+20.3%

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 4800H 188
Ryzen 7 3800XT 219
+16.5%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark 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 loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 7 4800H 2.18
Ryzen 7 3800XT 2.36
+8.3%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Ryzen 7 4800H 10.3
Ryzen 7 3800XT 11.4
+10.7%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Ryzen 7 4800H 103
Ryzen 7 3800XT 119
+15.9%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Ryzen 7 4800H 216
Ryzen 7 3800XT 271
+25.7%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Ryzen 7 4800H 4601
Ryzen 7 3800XT 7467
+62.3%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 7 4800H 7955
Ryzen 7 3800XT 8948
+12.5%

Blender(-)

Ryzen 7 4800H 262
+17.6%
Ryzen 7 3800XT 223

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 7 4800H 1191
Ryzen 7 3800XT 1353
+13.6%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 7 4800H 4686
Ryzen 7 3800XT 5516
+17.7%

7-Zip

Ryzen 7 4800H 50075
Ryzen 7 3800XT 59247
+18.3%

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 7 4800H 219
Ryzen 7 3800XT 249
+14%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.09 15.42
Recency 6 January 2020 16 June 2020
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 105 Watt

Ryzen 7 4800H has 133.3% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 7 3800XT, on the other hand, has a 27.5% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 5 months.

The Ryzen 7 3800XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 4800H in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 7 4800H is a notebook processor while Ryzen 7 3800XT is a desktop one.


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