AMD Ryzen 9 5900H Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The AMD Ryzen 9 5900H features 8 processor cores and has the capability to manage 16 threads concurrently. It was released in Q2/2021 and belongs to the 4 generation of the AMD Ryzen 9 series. To use the AMD Ryzen 9 5900H, you'll need a motherboard with a AM4 (PGA 1331) socket.
Name: AMD Ryzen 9 5900H
Family: AMD Ryzen 9
Group: AMD Ryzen 5000H
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 4

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 9 5900H has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 9 5900H is 3.1 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 4.6 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
CPU Cores: 8
Threads: 16
Cores: 8x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: Yes
Frequency: 3.1 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 4.6 GHz

Internal Graphics

The AMD Ryzen 9 5900H has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the AMD Ryzen 9 5900H uses the AMD Radeon 8 Graphics (Renoir), which has 512 texture shaders and 8 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: AMD Radeon 8 Graphics (Renoir)
GPU frequency: 1.75 GHz
GPU (Turbo): --
Execution units: 8
Shaders: 512
Max. GPU Memory: 2.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 9
Direct X: 12
Technology: 7 nm
Release date: Q1/2020

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode / Encode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode / Encode
VP9: Decode / Encode
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 64.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR4-3200
Max. Memory: 64.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 51.2 GB/s
ECC: Yes
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 45 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 45 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: 54 W
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: 95 °C

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 9 5900H is manufactured using a 7 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 16.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 7 nm
Chip design: Chiplet
Socket: AM4 (PGA 1331)
L2-Cache: 4.0 MB
L3-Cache: 16.0 MB
Architecture: Cezanne (Zen 3)
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux, Windows 11
Virtualization: AMD-V, SVM
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, FMA3, AVX2
Release date: Q2/2021
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Xeon Gold 5218T
16C 32T @ 2.1 GHz
21452
21452
Intel Core i7-12700TE
12C 20T @ 1.4 GHz
21412
21412
AMD Ryzen 9 5900H
8C 16T @ 3.1 GHz
21400
21400
AMD EPYC Embedded 3451
16C 32T @ 2.14 GHz
21287
21287
AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS Creator Edition
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
21148
21148

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
13460
13460
Intel Core i7-9800X
8C 16T @ 3.8 GHz
13067
13067
AMD Ryzen 9 5900H
8C 16T @ 3.1 GHz
12892
12892
Intel Xeon W-11955M
8C 16T @ 2.6 GHz
12836
12836
Intel Core i9-11950H
8C 16T @ 2.6 GHz
12836
12836

V-Ray CPU-Render Benchmark

Intel Core i9-10940X
14C 28T @ 3.3 GHz
15176
15176
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
8C 16T @ 3.4 GHz
10915
10915
AMD Ryzen 9 5900H
8C 16T @ 3.1 GHz
9417
9417
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
9355
9355
AMD Ryzen 7 6800H
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
9324
9324

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon W-1350
6C 12T @ 3.3 GHz
8486
8486
Intel Xeon W-2140B
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
8457
8457
AMD Ryzen 9 5900H
8C 16T @ 3.1 GHz
8449
8449
Intel Core i9-11980HK
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
8418
8418
AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS Creator Edition
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
8397
8397

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS Creator Edition
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
5051
5051
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
5002
5002
AMD Ryzen 9 5900H
8C 16T @ 3.1 GHz
4998
4998
Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4
6C 12T @ 3.4 GHz
4905
4905
Intel Core i7-10700F
8C 16T @ 2.9 GHz
4834
4834

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS Creator Edition
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
1488
1488
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
1488
1488
AMD Ryzen 9 5900H
8C 16T @ 3.1 GHz
1488
1488
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
1488
1488
AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS Creator Edition
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
1488
1488

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U
8C 16T @ 1.9 GHz
1478
1478
AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS Creator Edition
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
1478
1478
AMD Ryzen 9 5900H
8C 16T @ 3.1 GHz
1478
1478
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
1478
1478
AMD Ryzen 7 5800U
8C 16T @ 1.9 GHz
1478
1478

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
578
578
AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS Creator Edition
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
578
578
AMD Ryzen 9 5900H
8C 16T @ 3.1 GHz
578
578
AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS Creator Edition
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
578
578
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
578
578