Ryzen 9 5900HX vs Ryzen 5 5500
Description
Both models 5900HX and 5500 are based on Zen 3 architecture.
Zen 3 uses TSMC’s 7nm process, still uses the AM4 socket and has up yo 32MB of L3 cache per CCX.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 5900HX gets a score of 421.1 k points while the 5500 gets 373 k points.
Summarizing, the 5900HX is 1.1 times faster than the 5500. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Zen 3 uses TSMC’s 7nm process, still uses the AM4 socket and has up yo 32MB of L3 cache per CCX.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 5900HX gets a score of 421.1 k points while the 5500 gets 373 k points.
Summarizing, the 5900HX is 1.1 times faster than the 5500. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
a50f00
a50f00
Core
Cezanne
Cezanne
Base frecuency
3.3 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.6 GHz
4.2 GHz
Socket
BGA1140-FP6
AM4
Cores/Threads
8/16
6/12
TDP
45 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32+8x32 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
8x512 kB
6x512 kB
Cache L3
16384 kB
16384 kB
Date
January 2021
April 2022
Mean monothread perf.
85.76k points
80.52k points
Mean multithread perf.
421.05k points
373.05k points
AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
5900HX
5500
Test#1 (Integers)
23.29k
22.09k (x0.95)
Test#2 (FP)
25.89k
24.59k (x0.95)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.75k
10.94k (x0.93)
Test#1 (Memory)
24.83k
22.89k (x0.92)
TOTAL
85.76k
80.52k (x0.94)
Multithread
5900HX
5500
Test#1 (Integers)
138.16k
124.44k (x0.9)
Test#2 (FP)
192.12k
167.06k (x0.87)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
80.84k
74.34k (x0.92)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.93k
7.2k (x0.73)
TOTAL
421.05k
373.05k (x0.89)
Performance/W
5900HX
5500
Test#1 (Integers)
3070 points/W
1914 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
4269 points/W
2570 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1796 points/W
1144 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
221 points/W
111 points/W
TOTAL
9357 points/W
5739 points/W
Performance/GHz
5900HX
5500
Test#1 (Integers)
5064 points/GHz
5261 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5628 points/GHz
5855 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2555 points/GHz
2604 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
5398 points/GHz
5451 points/GHz
TOTAL
18644 points/GHz
19170 points/GHz
Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.
Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.
Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.
Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.
If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.
If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.
Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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