AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
Select processor 2
Select video card 1
Select video card 2
User rating
star star star star star
Released
2021-01-12
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX

Processor AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, specifications and benchmarks

106 place in the overall ranking CPUs!
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX Processor is being reviewed, the release of which was held in 2021-01-12. Here are all the AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX’s specifications and performance estimation in benchmark. We offer to study all the data and compare it with a competing model. The base clock frequency of the model is 3.3 GHz, total of cores is 8 / 16. The CPU supports DDR4 - Up to 3200 / LPDDR4 - Up to 4266 and is installed in the motherboard on Socket FP6. The TDP for CPU is 45+ W.

Specifications

Technical data
CPU generation and family
  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 5000H
  • Family
    Ryzen
  • Form Factor
    Laptops / Desktops
  • Generation
    4
  • Name
    AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
  • Predecessor
    —
  • Segment
    Mobile
  • Series
    Ryzen 5000 Series
  • Successor
    —
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
  • A-Core
    —
  • B-Core
    —
  • Base Frequency
    3.3 GHz
  • C-Core
    —
  • Core architecture
    normal
  • CPU Cores
    8
  • CPU Threads
    16
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes
  • Max. Boost Clock
    4.6 GHz
  • Overclocking
    No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.6 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    4.2 GHz
Internal Graphics
  • DirectX Version
    12
  • Execution units
    8
  • Generation
    9
  • GPU Frequency
    2100 MHz
  • GPU name
    AMD Radeon Graphics
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo
  • Graphics Cores
    8
  • Max. displays
    3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    2 GB
  • Release date
    Q1/2020
  • Shader
    512
  • Technology
    7 nm
Hardware codec support
  • AV1
    No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode
Memory & PCIe
  • ECC
    No
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB
  • Memory channels
    2
  • Memory type
    DDR4 - Up to 3200 / LPDDR4 - Up to 4266
  • PCIe
    PCIe 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    12
  • PCIe version
    3.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes
Thermal Management
  • Configurable TDP
    35-54 W
  • Default TDP
    45+ W
  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    105 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    45 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    —
  • TDP down
    35 W
  • TDP up
    54 W
Technical details
  • Architecture
    Cezanne (Zen 3)
  • Codename
    Cezanne
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    4 MB
  • L3-Cache
    16 MB
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    100-000000300
  • Official source
    https://www.amd.com/en/products/specifications/processors.html
  • Operating systems
    Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
  • Part Number
    —
  • Release date
    2021-01-12
  • Socket
    FP6
  • Technology
    TSMC 7nm FinFET
  • Verification scope
    Explicit manufacturer fields refreshed; other original historical fields retained, not all reverified. Partial composite conflicts are preserved.
  • Verified on
    2026-10-01
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM
Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    104 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    86 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    66 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    77 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    146 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    202 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    100 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    36 place

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPU

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX with other processors to understand the real speed of the CPU when processing content.

Tests include mathematical calculations, creation of 3D models, cryptocurrency mining, tests in single and multi-core modes.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

1478
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
1492
1492
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

13875
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
14211
13977
Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

578
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
590
588
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

5474
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
5547
5547
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

1488
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
1514
1513
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

7854
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
7916
7911
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

1946 GFLOPS
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
1971 GFLOPS
1971 GFLOPS
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
Blender is Open Source Software, creating predefined 3D scenes and measuring the time to execute them

Lower values are better; time in seconds.

174 s
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
165.4 s
167.6 s

Synonyms

Nearby models in the composite benchmark index.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted. Index 0–100: equal-weight mean of each score relative to the best saved score among models with both tests. Tests: Cinebench R23 Multi-Core + Geekbench 5 Multi-Core. This index does not predict performance in every workload.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5875U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5875U View
Intel Core i9-9900 Intel Core i9-9900 View
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X AMD Ryzen 5 5600X View
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U View
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H AMD Ryzen 7 5800H View
Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU) Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU) View
AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS View
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Ryzen 7 3700X View

*

PL1 is the sustained processor power limit; PL2 is the short-term turbo power limit. They are not measured performance or efficiency.

The values are used to select the optimal cooling system and power supply.

Rate the processor
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX

Latest comparisons