Ryzen 7 5800U vs Ryzen 9 8945H
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 8945H outperforms Ryzen 7 5800U by an impressive 65% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 9 8945H and Ryzen 7 5800U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 321 | 704 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Hawk Point (Zen 4/4c, Ryzen 8040) | AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000) |
| Power efficiency | 39.95 | 72.65 |
| Architecture codename | Hawk Point-HS (Zen 4) (2023−2024) | Cezanne-U (Zen 3) (2021) |
| Release date | 6 December 2023 (1 year ago) | 12 January 2021 (4 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 9 8945H and Ryzen 7 5800U 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 | 1.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.2 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 19 |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | 178 mm2 | 180 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 10,700 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 9 8945H and Ryzen 7 5800U 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 | FP6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 8945H and Ryzen 7 5800U. 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 | MMX, 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 9 8945H and Ryzen 7 5800U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 8945H and Ryzen 7 5800U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR4 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon 780M ( - 2800 MHz) | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 2000 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 8945H and Ryzen 7 5800U.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 8 |
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core
Blender(-)
Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core
7-Zip Single
7-Zip
WebXPRT 3
CrossMark Overall
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 18.89 | 11.45 |
| Integrated graphics card | 17.52 | 8.61 |
| Recency | 6 December 2023 | 12 January 2021 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 15 Watt |
Ryzen 9 8945H has a 65% higher aggregate performance score, 103.5% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.
Ryzen 7 5800U, on the other hand, has 200% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 9 8945H is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 5800U in performance tests.
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