Ryzen 7 5800 vs Ryzen 9 8945H
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 8945H outperforms Ryzen 7 5800 by a moderate 18% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 9 8945H and Ryzen 7 5800 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 321 | 427 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Hawk Point (Zen 4/4c, Ryzen 8040) | AMD Ryzen 7 |
| Power efficiency | 39.95 | 23.53 |
| Architecture codename | Hawk Point-HS (Zen 4) (2023−2024) | Vermeer (2020−2024) |
| Release date | 6 December 2023 (1 year ago) | 5 November 2020 (4 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 9 8945H and Ryzen 7 5800 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 4 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.2 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 34 |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 32 MB |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 7 nm, 12 nm |
| Die size | 178 mm2 | 81 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 4,150 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 9 8945H and Ryzen 7 5800 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | FP7/FP7r2/FP8 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 8945H and Ryzen 7 5800. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Ryzen AI, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 8945H and Ryzen 7 5800 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 8945H and Ryzen 7 5800. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 51.196 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 780M ( - 2800 MHz) | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 8945H and Ryzen 7 5800.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
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.
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
| Performance score | 18.89 | 16.07 |
| Recency | 6 December 2023 | 5 November 2020 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 65 Watt |
Ryzen 9 8945H has a 17.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 44.4% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 9 8945H is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 5800 in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen 9 8945H is a notebook processor while Ryzen 7 5800 is a desktop one.
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