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AMD Ryzen 7 4800H vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
2020-01-06
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
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2020-11-05
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 7 4800H or AMD Ryzen 5 5600X? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Ryzen 7 4800H has a base frequency of 2.9 GHz. 8 / 16 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 45 W. Released in 2020-01-06.

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X has a base frequency of 3.7 GHz. 6 / 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in 2020-11-05.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 7 4800H Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
Report a bug
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    121 left arrow place
  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    8 left arrow 6
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    45 W left arrow 65 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 7 4800H CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    169 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    137 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    147 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    150 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    115 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    169 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    290 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    218 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    197 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    162 place
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Report a bug
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    109 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 28% better clock speed

    3.7 GHz left arrow 2.9 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 10 % higher specified turbo frequency

    4.6 GHz left arrow 4.2 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 5600X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    64 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    126 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    48 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    118 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    16 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    141 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    123 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    182 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    39 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    115 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 4000H left arrow AMD Ryzen 5000
  • Family
    Ryzen left arrow Ryzen
  • Form Factor
    Laptops / Desktops left arrow Desktops / Boxed Processor
  • Generation
    3 left arrow 4
  • Predecessor
    - left arrow AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Desktop
  • Series
    Ryzen 4000 Series left arrow Ryzen 5000 Series
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
    2.9 GHz left arrow 3.7 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 6
  • CPU Threads
    16 left arrow 12
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Boost Clock
    4.2 GHz left arrow 4.6 GHz
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.2 GHz left arrow 4.6 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    3.8 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    - left arrow 4.2 GHz
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
    12 left arrow -
  • Execution units
    7 left arrow -
  • Generation
    9 left arrow -
  • GPU Frequency
    1600 MHz left arrow -
  • GPU name
    AMD Radeon Graphics left arrow None
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow -
  • Graphics Cores
    7 left arrow -
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow -
  • Max. GPU Memory
    2 GB left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q1/2020 left arrow -
  • Shader
    448 left arrow -
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow -
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
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 5 5600X and AMD Ryzen 7 4800H. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    32 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4 - Up to 3200 / LPDDR4 - Up to 4266 left arrow DDR4
  • PCIe
    PCIe 3.0 left arrow PCIe 4.0
  • PCIe lanes
    12 left arrow 20
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 4.0
  • System Memory Specification
    - left arrow 3200
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 7 4800H and AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Configurable TDP
    35-54 W left arrow -
  • Default TDP
    45 W left arrow 65 W
  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    105 °C left arrow 95 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    45 W left arrow 65 W
  • TDP down
    35 W left arrow -
  • TDP up
    54 W left arrow -
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 7 4800H and AMD Ryzen 5 5600X, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Renoir (Zen 2) left arrow Vermeer (Zen 3)
  • Codename
    Renoir left arrow Vermeer
  • 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
    4 MB left arrow 3 MB
  • L3-Cache
    8 MB left arrow 32 MB
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    100-000000098 left arrow -
  • Operating systems
    Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition / Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit left arrow -
  • Part Number
    - left arrow 100-000000065
  • Release date
    2020-01-06 left arrow 2020-11-05
  • Socket
    FP6 left arrow AM4
  • Technology
    TSMC 7nm FinFET left arrow TSMC 7nm FinFET
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow AMD-V, SVM

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Shared tests with results for both models: 2

Blender Cycles

Each row uses one Blender version, operating system and compute backend.

Test and settingsAMD Ryzen 7 4800H AMD Ryzen 5 5600XResult difference¹
Blender 5.1.1 / CPU / Linux 159.159978 samples/min Submissions: 6 173.03016 samples/min Submissions: 17 +8.7 %
Blender 5.1.1 / CPU / Windows 126.971286 samples/min Submissions: 8 155.358716 samples/min Submissions: 20 +22.4 %

¹ Difference of the second result relative to the first in that row. No percentage is calculated for different upscaling algorithms. This compares published results, not a universal performance index.

Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

AMD Ryzen 7 4800H

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

More results: 6

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 12 threads / linux

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6969.126768 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 12 threads / linux
System RAM: 64 GB
OS: Linux x86_64
Motherboard: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. / X570 AORUS ELITE
Duration: 143.49 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

RandomX / XMRig 6.24.0 / 1M / 4 threads / linux

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H 2935.133549 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.24.0 / 1M / 4 threads / linux
System RAM: 16 GB
OS: Linux x86_64
Motherboard: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. / FA506II
Duration: 340.7 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

Cinebench R23 / multiple threads

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H 11267 points System: HP Omen 15-en0375ng via HP Deutschland
CPU / power label: R7 4800H 65 W / 54 W
Graphics: GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile 960 / 1375 MHz 6 GB
RAM: 16 GB
Exact test build and complete conditions are unreported; no ranking position.

Cinebench R23 / single thread

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H 1248 points System: HP Omen 15-en0375ng via HP Deutschland
CPU / power label: R7 4800H 65 W / 54 W
Graphics: GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile 960 / 1375 MHz 6 GB
RAM: 16 GB
Exact test build and complete conditions are unreported; no ranking position.

Cinebench R20 / multiple threads

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H 4380 points System: HP Omen 15-en0375ng via HP Deutschland
CPU / power label: R7 4800H 65 W / 54 W
Graphics: GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile 960 / 1375 MHz 6 GB
RAM: 16 GB
Exact test build and complete conditions are unreported; no ranking position.

Cinebench R20 / single thread

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H 486 points System: HP Omen 15-en0375ng via HP Deutschland
CPU / power label: R7 4800H 65 W / 54 W
Graphics: GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile 960 / 1375 MHz 6 GB
RAM: 16 GB
Exact test build and complete conditions are unreported; no ranking position.

Cinebench R15 / multiple threads

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H 1909 points System: HP Omen 15-en0375ng via HP Deutschland
CPU / power label: R7 4800H 65 W / 54 W
Graphics: GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile 960 / 1375 MHz 6 GB
RAM: 16 GB
Exact test build and complete conditions are unreported; no ranking position.

Cinebench R15 / single thread

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H 188 points System: HP Omen 15-en0375ng via HP Deutschland
CPU / power label: R7 4800H 65 W / 54 W
Graphics: GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile 960 / 1375 MHz 6 GB
RAM: 16 GB
Exact test build and complete conditions are unreported; no ranking position.

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 7 4800H and AMD Ryzen 5 5600X.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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.

1235.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
1572.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
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.

10590.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
11268.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
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.

472.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
604.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
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.

3847.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
4562.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

197.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
258.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

1712.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
1970.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
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.

1147.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
1572.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
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.

7608.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
8420.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks

Higher values are better in this metric.

19204.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
22180.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

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