AMD Ryzen 9 5600X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX

Processor comparisons 22-03-2021

   If you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a decision by looking at the AMD Ryzen 9 5600X vs AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX tests and understand which is better for games or simple use for programming, machine learning, video editing, streaming, rendering. Here you can find useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or various benchmarks. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests such as World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, VeraCrypt, UserBenchmark, Gears 5, Prime95, WPrime, Blender, 3DMark, Blender, Dolphin Emulator, Furmark, AIDA64, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), PCMark 10, DaVinci Resolve Studio, 7zip, Handbrake, SuperPi, PassMark, MATLAB, GeekBench 6, 5.2, RealBench.
   And how good the processors are in games:

Fortnite
Death Stranding
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Grand Theft Auto V
Borderlands 3
Red Dead Redemption 2
Cyberpunk 2077
Watch Dogs Legion
Valorant
Overwatch
Fallout 76
Valheim
Apex Legends
Rainbow Six Siege
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Last Man Standing
Halo Infinite
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
DOOM: Eternal

After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX or AMD Ryzen 9 5600X.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 9 5600X

58%

Ryzen 9 5980HX

58%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 9 5600X

55%

Ryzen 9 5980HX

54%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a little game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Horizon Zero Dawn, Battlefield V, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Control, Ghostrunner, Hitman 3, NBA 2K20, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Half-Life: Alyx, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Monster Hunter World, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, DOTA 2A, League of Legends (LOL), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Forza Horizon 4, Metro Exodus.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	97.8	96.8
Valorant	111.2	110.0
Cyberpunk 2077	62.3	61.6
Apex Legends	104.5	103.4
Call of Duty Warzone	83.4	82.5
Overwatch	90.1	89.1
Red Dead Redemption 2	76.7	75.9
DOOM Eternal	55.6	55.0
Warzone	86.7	85.8
Assassin's Creed	93.4	92.4
Valheim	92.3	91.3

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers that were in the comparisons not only did they have different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 9 5600X

89%

Ryzen 9 5980HX

114%

To make a finishing decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 9 5980HX is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 9 5600X since it has less power consumption: 65W vs. 45W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

For example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, streaming, video rendering or video editing, programming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the CPU uses all threads and cores that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 9 5600X	AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX
Cinbench 15 Single-core	187	247
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2569	2394
Cinbench 20 Single-core	444	576
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	5905	5248
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1131	1490
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	15257	13354

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 9 5600X	AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX
Single-Core	2421	3190
Multi-Core	27495	26405

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 9 5600X	AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX
Single-Core	1747	1551
Multi-Core	9641	8595

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in the newest games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 9 5600X	AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX
Announcement date	November 05, 2020	January 12, 2021
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Socket	AM4	FP6
Core name	Vermeer	Cezanne
Architecture	Zen 3	Zen 3
Generation	4	5
Turbo Frequency	4.6 MHz	4.8 MHz
Frequency	3.7 MHz	3.3 MHz
Cores	6	8
Threads	12	16
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	9400 millions	9400 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	45 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4 - Up to 3200MHz LPDDR4 - Up to 4266MHz
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency	3200	3200
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache
L2 cache	3MB	4MB
L3 cache	32MB	16MB
Overclocking	Yes	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000065 100-100000065BOX 100-100000065MPK	100-000000474

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 9 5600X is 10% better than Ryzen 9 5980HX in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 9 5980HX has 2 more core than Ryzen 9 5600X. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 9 5600X is better: 20
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX is better: 11
Although it should be realized that all the figures in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the opinion of real owners of AMD Ryzen 9 5600X and AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX before deciding which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

AMD Ryzen 9 5600X - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 9 5600X specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX specs and review.