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AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600H

AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX

► remove from comparison AMD R9 5900HX

The AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX is a processor for big (gaming) laptops based on the Cezanne generation. The R9 5900H integrates all eight cores based on the Zen 3 microarchitecture. They are clocked at 3.3 (guaranteed base clock) to 4.6 GHz (Turbo) and support SMT for a total of 16 threads. The chip is manufactured on the modern 7 nm TSMC process. The "X" in the name indicates the overclocking capabilities of the CPU.

The new Zen 3 microarchitecture offers a significantly higher IPC (instructions per clock) compared to Zen 2. For desktop processors AMD claims 19 percent on average and in applications reviews showed around 12% gains at the same clock speed.

In addition to the eight CPU cores, the APU also integrates a Radeon RX Vega 8 integrated graphics adapter with 8 CUs and up to 2100 MHz. The dual channel memory controller supports DDR4-3200 and energy efficient LPDDR4-4266 RAM. Furthermore, 16 MB level 3 cache can be found on the chip.

Performance

The average 5900HX in our database trades blows with Intel's Core i9-11980HK, as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned. While not much faster than the less power-hungry Ryzen 9 5900HS, this is still a great CPU for quality gaming laptops as well as DTRs and high-performance mini-PCs, as of mid 2022.

Thanks to its decent cooling solution and a long-term CPU power limit of 80 W, the Strix Scar 17 G733QSA-XS99 is among the fastest laptops powered by the 5900HX that we know of. It can be roughly 15% faster in CPU-bound workloads than the slowest system featuring the same chip in our database, as of August 2023.

Power consumption

This Ryzen 9 series chip has a default TDP (also known as the long-term power limit) of 45 W, a value that laptop makers are allowed to change to anything between 35 W and 54 W with clock speeds and performance changing accordingly as a result. Either way, a high-performance cooling solution is a must for a CPU like this.

The R9 5900HX is built with the 7 nm TSMC manufacturing process resulting in decent, as of late 2022, energy efficiency.

AMD Ryzen 5 5600H

► remove from comparison AMD R5 5600H

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600H is a processor for big (gaming) laptops based on the Cezanne generation. The R5 5600H has six of the eight cores based on the Zen 3 microarchitecture. They are clocked at 3.3 GHz (guaranteed base clock) to 4.2 GHz (Turbo) and support SMT for a total of 12 threads. The chip is manufactured on the modern 7 nm TSMC process.

The new Zen 3 microarchitecture offers a significantly higher IPC (instructions per clock) compared to Zen 2. For desktop processors AMD claims 19 percent on average and in applications reviews showed around 12% gains at the same clock speed.

In addition to the six CPU cores, the APU also integrates a Radeon RX Vega 7 integrated graphics processor with 7 CUs running at up to 1800 MHz. The dual channel memory controller supports DDR4-3200 and energy efficient LPDDR4-4266 RAM. Furthermore, 16 MB of L3 cache can be found on the chip.

Performance

The average 5600H in our database is in the same league as the Ryzen 5 6600HS and the Core i7-1260P, as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned.

Thanks to its decent cooling solution and a long-term CPU power limit of 45 W, the Lenovo Legion 5 17 is among the fastest laptops powered by the 5600H that we know of. It can be roughly 30% faster in CPU-bound workloads than the slowest system featuring the same chip in our database, as of August 2023.

Power consumption

This Ryzen 5 series chip has a default TDP (also known as the long-term power limit) of 45 W, a value that laptop makers are allowed to change to anything between 35 W and 54 W with clock speed and performance changing accordingly as a result. A high-performance cooling solution is a must for a CPU like this.

The hexa-core APU is built with the 7 nm TSMC process for decent, as of late 2022, energy efficiency.

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ModelAMD Ryzen 9 5900HXAMD Ryzen 5 5600H
CodenameCezanne-H (Zen 3)Cezanne-H (Zen 3)
SeriesAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Series: Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000) Cezanne-H (Zen 3)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX « 3.3 - 4.6 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H compare3.2 - 4.4 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H3.3 - 4.2 GHz6 / 12 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX3.3 - 4.6 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H compare3.2 - 4.4 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H « 3.3 - 4.2 GHz6 / 12 cores16 MB L3
Clock3300 - 4600 MHz3300 - 4200 MHz
L1 Cache512 KB384 KB
L2 Cache4 MB3 MB
L3 Cache16 MB16 MB
Cores / Threads8 / 166 / 12
TDP45 Watt45 Watt
Technology7 nm7 nm
Die Size180 mm2
max. Temp.105 °C
SocketFP6FP6
FeaturesDDR4-3200/LPDDR4-4266 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHADDR4-3200/LPDDR4-4266 RAM, PCIe 3, 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
iGPUAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 2100 MHz)AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1800 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
Announced
Manufacturerwww.amd.comwww.amd.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R9 5900HX
35.9 pt (60%)
AMD E1-2100
2.31 -94%
...
AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS
35.1 -2%
Intel Core i5-1345U
35.1 -2%
AMD Ryzen 7 6800U
35.2 -2%
Intel Core i7-11850H
35.4 -1%
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
35.5 -1%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS
35.5 -1%
Intel Core i9-11980HK
35.6 -1%
Intel Core i5-1340P
35.8 0%
AMD Ryzen 7 7735H
35.8 0%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
35.9
Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
35.9 0%
Intel Core i7-1260P
35.9 0%
Intel Core i5-13420H
36 0%
AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS
36 0%
Intel Core i5-1350P
36 0%
Intel Core i7-1280P
36.1 1%
Intel Core Ultra 5 226V
36.2 1%
Intel Core i9-11950H
36.3 1%
AMD Ryzen 7 6800H
36.3 1%
...
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
47.4 32%
max:
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX
60.1 67%
0%
100%
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R5 5600H
33.5 pt (56%)
AMD E1-2100
2.31 -93%
...
Intel Core i9-10885H
32.9 -2%
Intel Xeon W-10885M
33 -1%
Intel Core i5-11400H
33 -1%
Intel Core Ultra 7 164U
33.1 -1%
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100
33.3 -1%
AMD Ryzen 5 5625U
33.3 -1%
Intel Core i7-1250U
33.3 -1%
Intel Core i7-11370H
33.4 0%
Intel Core i5-1235U
33.4 0%
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
33.5
Intel Core Ultra 5 135U
33.6 0%
Intel Core i5-1240P
33.6 0%
Intel Core i5-11500B
33.8 1%
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U
33.9 1%
AMD Ryzen 5 7530U
33.9 1%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800U
33.9 1%
Intel Core i7-11375H
34 1%
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7730U
34.2 2%
AMD Ryzen 7 7735U
34.2 2%
...
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
47.4 41%
max:
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX
60.1 79%
0%
100%
Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Single Core
80 Points (45%)
Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Multi Core
439 Points (8%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 10808     avg: 12733     median: 12845 (12%)     max: 14363 Points
min: 7945     avg: 9466     median: 9564 (9%)     max: 10416 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 1218     avg: 1474     median: 1488 (63%)     max: 1499 Points
min: 1316     avg: 1363     median: 1367 (58%)     max: 1381 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 471     avg: 574     median: 578.5 (64%)     max: 584 Points
min: 527     avg: 533     median: 533 (59%)     max: 538 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 4148     avg: 4937     median: 4978 (12%)     max: 5476 Points
min: 3074     avg: 3678     median: 3688.5 (9%)     max: 4059 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 1337     avg: 2085     median: 2106 (13%)     max: 2267 Points
min: 1319     avg: 1562     median: 1563 (10%)     max: 1723 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 197     avg: 237.8     median: 240 (67%)     max: 243 Points
min: 218     avg: 222.2     median: 223 (63%)     max: 225 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 22     avg: 24     median: 24.7 (32%)     max: 25.6 Points
min: 17.51     avg: 18.7     median: 18.7 (24%)     max: 19.71 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 2.8     avg: 2.8     median: 2.8 (67%)     max: 2.86 Points
min: 2.62     avg: 2.6     median: 2.6 (62%)     max: 2.63 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 6294     avg: 6379     median: 6409 (39%)     max: 6452 Points
min: 5719     avg: 5804     median: 5817 (35%)     max: 5847 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 36642     avg: 39445     median: 40114 (29%)     max: 42371 Points
min: 32456     avg: 34272     median: 34229 (25%)     max: 35806 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
min: 64320     avg: 70380     median: 72790 (46%)     max: 74772 Points
min: 57574     avg: 60347     median: 59479 (38%)     max: 63144 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
min: 11811     avg: 12020     median: 12037 (15%)     max: 12152 Points
min: 11082     avg: 11111     median: 11095 (14%)     max: 11201 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
min: 91.6     avg: 98.7     median: 98.2 (1%)     max: 106.7 s
min: 129.204     avg: 201.1     median: 201.1 (2%)     max: 273 s
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
min: 3.308     avg: 3.7     median: 3.5 (1%)     max: 4.4 s
min: 4.552     avg: 6.6     median: 6.6 (1%)     max: 8.6 s
wPrime 1.55 - wPrime 1.55 1024m *
273 s (1%)
wPrime 1.55 - wPrime 1.55 32m *
8.6 s (5%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
min: 4297     avg: 6535     median: 7061 (11%)     max: 7722 Points
7497 Points (12%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multi Thread 4 runs
min: 50673     avg: 58025     median: 58664 (34%)     max: 62503 MIPS
min: 36315     avg: 43438     median: 44558 (26%)     max: 46562 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 4791     avg: 5707     median: 5750 (68%)     max: 5905 MIPS
min: 5213     avg: 5350     median: 5358.5 (63%)     max: 5446 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
min: 112     avg: 120.2     median: 120.2 (40%)     max: 128.35 fps
95.2 fps (32%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
min: 271.5     avg: 275     median: 275.3 (63%)     max: 278 fps
251.2 fps (58%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 13.8     avg: 15.5     median: 15.6 (27%)     max: 17.1 fps
min: 9.92     avg: 12     median: 12.2 (21%)     max: 13.3 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
min: 1.1     avg: 1.2     median: 1.2 (34%)     max: 1.2 GB/s
min: 0.806     avg: 0.8     median: 0.8 (24%)     max: 0.857 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
min: 1.6     avg: 1.8     median: 1.8 (30%)     max: 2 GB/s
min: 1.1     avg: 1.2     median: 1.2 (21%)     max: 1.3 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
min: 7.4     avg: 10.5     median: 11.1 (29%)     max: 12.3 GB/s
min: 5.3     avg: 7.4     median: 7.4 (19%)     max: 9.4 GB/s
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
min: 405     avg: 434     median: 434 (6%)     max: 463 Seconds
min: 556     avg: 598     median: 584 (7%)     max: 666 Seconds
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 219     avg: 242.9     median: 243 (2%)     max: 284 Seconds
min: 299.7     avg: 325.9     median: 324 (2%)     max: 384 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.48     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (11%)     max: 0.599 sec
min: 0.526     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (12%)     max: 0.596 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 13574     avg: 14220     median: 14253.5 (30%)     max: 14746 Points
min: 11446     avg: 12027     median: 11952 (25%)     max: 12757 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
min: 7.734     avg: 8.2     median: 7.9 (2%)     max: 9.46 s
min: 7.2     avg: 7.9     median: 7.9 (2%)     max: 8.672 s
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
min: 16.716     avg: 18.7     median: 17.1 (1%)     max: 24.05 s
min: 15.7     avg: 17.2     median: 17.2 (1%)     max: 18.772 s
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
min: 406.505     avg: 491.7     median: 415.6 (2%)     max: 729 s
min: 366     avg: 406.6     median: 406.6 (2%)     max: 447.224 s
PCMark 05 - PCMark 05 - Standard
48452 Points (100%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 65434     avg: 69675     median: 67698 (52%)     max: 74775 Points
min: 52691     avg: 54378     median: 55183 (42%)     max: 55261 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 13940     avg: 16642     median: 16968.5 (43%)     max: 18790 Points
min: 8662     avg: 13031     median: 13537 (34%)     max: 15562 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 47433     avg: 79334     median: 84003 (68%)     max: 88152 Points
min: 78452     avg: 81114     median: 80711.5 (66%)     max: 84582 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 47461     avg: 79231     median: 84699.5 (69%)     max: 87829 Points
min: 80031     avg: 81646     median: 80543 (65%)     max: 84364 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 87770     avg: 89976     median: 89809.5 (74%)     max: 93052 Points
min: 83587     avg: 84905     median: 85177 (71%)     max: 85952 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 17016     avg: 18108     median: 18009 (46%)     max: 19583 Points
min: 9129     avg: 12370     median: 12951 (33%)     max: 13650 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 17714     avg: 24899     median: 24956 (44%)     max: 27288 Points
min: 1131     avg: 18287     median: 20724.5 (37%)     max: 21597 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 6932     avg: 9224     median: 9448 (40%)     max: 10603 Points
min: 3754     avg: 6442     median: 6796 (29%)     max: 7512 Points
Geekbench 6.3 - Geekbench 6.3 Single-Core
min: 1610     avg: 1729     median: 1728.5 (44%)     max: 1847 Points
Geekbench 6.3 - Geekbench 6.3 Multi-Core
min: 5801     avg: 6856     median: 6855.5 (27%)     max: 7910 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1271     avg: 1520     median: 1538.5 (60%)     max: 1574 Points
min: 1365     avg: 1412     median: 1422.5 (56%)     max: 1445 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 7370     avg: 8309     median: 8462 (15%)     max: 9294 Points
min: 4990     avg: 6521     median: 6536 (12%)     max: 7253 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1233     avg: 1460     median: 1485 (6%)     max: 1517 Points
min: 1341     avg: 1368     median: 1369 (6%)     max: 1393 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 7327     avg: 8267     median: 8400 (26%)     max: 9053 Points
min: 4955     avg: 6222     median: 6483 (20%)     max: 7128 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 5249     avg: 6240     median: 6350.5 (63%)     max: 6591 Points
min: 5812     avg: 5914     median: 5813 (58%)     max: 6117 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 30451     avg: 33068     median: 33335.5 (33%)     max: 35465 Points
min: 27071     avg: 27953     median: 27790 (28%)     max: 28997 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 595     avg: 615     median: 606.5 (1%)     max: 728 ms
min: 640     avg: 654     median: 652 (1%)     max: 674 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
min: 113.2     avg: 117.7     median: 117.7 (1%)     max: 122.1 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 60762     avg: 67764     median: 71000 (59%)     max: 71530 Points
min: 64416     avg: 66303     median: 67221 (56%)     max: 67271 Points
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
min: 215     avg: 218.5     median: 218.5 (61%)     max: 222 Points
min: 196.4     avg: 200.7     median: 200.2 (56%)     max: 206 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 230     avg: 276.3     median: 279 (51%)     max: 291 Points
min: 245     avg: 263     median: 267 (49%)     max: 273 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
min: 1402     avg: 1455     median: 1458 (56%)     max: 1501 Points
min: 1157     avg: 1292     median: 1311 (50%)     max: 1353 Points
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 37.3     avg: 90.6     median: 91.5 (16%)     max: 119 Watt
min: 48.8     avg: 72     median: 69.1 (12%)     max: 104.2 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 58.7     avg: 93.9     median: 91.1 (17%)     max: 138.8 Watt
min: 48.2     avg: 75.4     median: 71.7 (13%)     max: 106.2 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 6.28     avg: 10.9     median: 9.5 (6%)     max: 18.2 Watt
min: 5.05     avg: 6.2     median: 6.2 (4%)     max: 7.26 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
min: 8.45     avg: 10.6     median: 10.3 (11%)     max: 13 Watt
min: 5.72     avg: 10.7     median: 11.8 (13%)     max: 17.4 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
min: 16.3     avg: 22.9     median: 22.1 (16%)     max: 33 Points per Watt
min: 15.8     avg: 21.3     median: 20.9 (16%)     max: 27.4 Points per Watt

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX → 100% n=49

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 5 5600H → 84% n=49

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