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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS. Specifications, performance, tests

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2020-11-05
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
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Q2/2021
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AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS
AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 9 5950X or AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS? Which processor is faster?

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

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X has a base frequency of 3.4 GHz. 16 / 32 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 105 W. Released in 2020-11-05.

AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS has a base frequency of 3.00 GHz. 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 45 W. Released in Q2/2021.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Reasons to consider
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    24 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 13% better clock speed

    3.4 GHz left arrow 3.00 GHz
  • More number of cores

    8 more cores

    16 left arrow 8
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 2% higher specified turbo frequency

    4.9 GHz left arrow 4.80 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 9 5950X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    50 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    25 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    32 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    23 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    10 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    12 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    97 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    32 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    18 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    15 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    103 left arrow place
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    45 W left arrow 105 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    85 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    95 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    55 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    120 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    22 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    119 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    142 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    181 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    100 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS
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
    Ryzen left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • Form Factor
    Desktops / Boxed Processor left arrow -
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 4
  • Predecessor
    AMD Ryzen 9 3950X left arrow -
  • Segment
    Desktop left arrow Mobile
  • Series
    Ryzen 5000 Series left arrow -
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
    3.4 GHz left arrow 3 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    16 left arrow 8
  • CPU Threads
    32 left arrow 16
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Boost Clock
    4.9 GHz left arrow -
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.9 GHz left arrow 4.8 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (16 Cores)
    4.2 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    - left arrow 4 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.

  • GPU name
    None left arrow AMD Radeon 8 Graphics (Renoir)
  • Graphics verification source
    https://www.amd.com/en/products/specifications/processors.html left arrow -
  • DirectX Version
    - left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    - left arrow 8
  • Generation
    - left arrow 9
  • GPU Frequency
    - left arrow 1900 MHz
  • GPU 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 5980HS and AMD Ryzen 9 5950X. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4 left arrow DDR4-3200LPDDR4-4266
  • PCIe
    PCIe 4.0 left arrow -
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow 12
  • PCIe version
    4.0 left arrow 3.0
  • System Memory Specification
    3200 left arrow -
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 9 5950X and AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Default TDP
    105 W left arrow -
  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    90 °C left arrow 105 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    105 W left arrow 45 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    142 W left arrow 130 W / 30 s
  • TDP up
    - left arrow 80 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 9 5950X and AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Vermeer (Zen 3) left arrow Cezanne (Zen 3)
  • Codename
    Vermeer left arrow -
  • 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
    8 MB left arrow 4.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    64 MB left arrow 16.00 MB
  • Official source
    https://www.amd.com/en/products/processors/desktops/ryzen/5000-series/amd-ryzen-9-5950x.html left arrow -
  • Release date
    2020-11-05 left arrow Q2/2021
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow FP6
  • Technology
    TSMC 7nm FinFET left arrow 7 nm
  • Verification scope
    Explicit manufacturer fields refreshed; other original historical fields retained, not all reverified. Partial composite conflicts are preserved. left arrow -
  • Verified on
    2026-09-30 left arrow -
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow AMD-V, SVM

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 9 5950X and AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS.

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.

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.

1639.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
1521.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS
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.

28641.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
12844.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS
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.

647.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
595.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS
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.

10428.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
4546.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS
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.

277.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
247.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS
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.

4569.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
2154.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS
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.

1657.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
1514.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS
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.

16942.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
8434.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS

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