Ryzen 9 5980HX vs Ryzen 7 4800H

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 4800H
2020
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
11.62
Ryzen 9 5980HX
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
14.82
+27.5%

Ryzen 9 5980HX outperforms Ryzen 7 4800H by a significant 28% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 4800H and Ryzen 9 5980HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking673480
Place by popularity90not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency24.4431.17
Architecture codenameRenoir-H (Zen 2) (2020)Cezanne-HX (Zen 3) (2021)
Release date6 January 2020 (4 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 4800H and Ryzen 9 5980HX 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 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz4.8 GHz
Multiplier2933
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm7 nm
Die size156 mm2180 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C105 °C
Number of transistors9,800 million10,700 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 4800H and Ryzen 9 5980HX 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
SocketFP6FP6
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 4800H and Ryzen 9 5980HX. 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, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 4800H and Ryzen 9 5980HX are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 4800H and Ryzen 9 5980HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Maximum memory bandwidth68.27 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1600 MHz)AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 2100 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 4800H and Ryzen 9 5980HX.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 11.62
Ryzen 9 5980HX 14.82
+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 18463
Ryzen 9 5980HX 23534
+27.5%

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 1486
Ryzen 9 5980HX 1942
+30.7%

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 6084
Ryzen 9 5980HX 7756
+27.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.62 14.82
Integrated graphics card 7.47 9.05
Recency 6 January 2020 12 January 2021

Ryzen 9 5980HX has a 27.5% higher aggregate performance score, 21.2% faster integrated GPU, and an age advantage of 1 year.

The Ryzen 9 5980HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 4800H in performance tests.


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