AMD Ryzen 9 5900
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AMD Ryzen 9 5900 vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900H. Specifications

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AMD Ryzen 9 5900
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AMD Ryzen 9 5900H
AMD Ryzen 9 5900H

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 9 5900 or AMD Ryzen 9 5900H? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 has a base frequency of 3.50 GHz. 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q2/2021.

AMD Ryzen 9 5900H has a base frequency of 3.10 GHz. 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 45 W. Released in Q2/2021.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 9 5900 Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 9 5900
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  • Higher clock speed

    Around 13% better clock speed

    3.50 GHz left arrow 3.10 GHz
  • More number of cores

    4 more cores

    12 left arrow 8
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 2% higher specified turbo frequency

    4.70 GHz left arrow 4.60 GHz
AMD Ryzen 9 5900H Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 9 5900H
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  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    45 W left arrow 65 W

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 9 5900 AMD Ryzen 9 5900
AMD Ryzen 9 5900H AMD Ryzen 9 5900H
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 5000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 5000H
  • Family
    AMD Ryzen left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 4
  • Predecessor
    AMD Ryzen 9 3900 left arrow -
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Mobile
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.5 GHz left arrow 3.1 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    12 left arrow 8
  • CPU Threads
    24 left arrow 16
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.7 GHz left arrow 4.6 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (12 Cores)
    4.3 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    - left arrow No turbo
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    - left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    - left arrow 8
  • Generation
    - left arrow 9
  • GPU Frequency
    - left arrow 1750 MHz
  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow AMD Radeon 8 Graphics (Renoir)
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Max. displays
    - left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    - left arrow 2 GB
  • Release date
    - left arrow Q1/2020
  • Shader
    - left arrow 512
  • Technology
    - left arrow 7 nm
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 9 5900H and AMD Ryzen 9 5900. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200 left arrow DDR4-3200
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow 12
  • PCIe version
    4.0 left arrow 3.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 9 5900 and AMD Ryzen 9 5900H Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    95 °C left arrow 95 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    65 W left arrow 45 W
  • TDP up
    - left arrow 54 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 9 5900 and AMD Ryzen 9 5900H, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Vermeer (Zen 3) left arrow Cezanne (Zen 3)
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    6 MB left arrow 4 MB
  • L3-Cache
    64 MB left arrow 16 MB
  • Release date
    Q2/2021 left arrow Q2/2021
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow AM4
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow AMD-V, SVM

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