AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX vs AMD Ryzen 7 4800H

Processor comparisons 17-03-2021

   You may have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the full tests AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX vs AMD Ryzen 7 4800H and understand which is better for games or normal use for video editing, streaming, machine learning, rendering, programming. Here is useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or many benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests such as Dolphin Emulator, MATLAB, WPrime, AIDA64, Prime95, Gears 5, DaVinci Resolve Studio, RealBench, SuperPi, Handbrake, Blender, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Furmark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, 7zip, 3DMark, PCMark 10, Blender, UserBenchmark, PassMark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), VeraCrypt.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 7 4800H or AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX.

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 5980HX

58%

Ryzen 7 4800H

55%

This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 9 5980HX is 5% better than Ryzen 7 4800H. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 9 5980HX

54%

Ryzen 7 4800H

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. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a low game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of less popular games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Horizon Zero Dawn, DOTA 2A, Half-Life: Alyx, Control, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Ghostrunner, Hitman 3, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Battlefield V, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Forza Horizon 4, Metro Exodus, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), League of Legends (LOL), Monster Hunter World, NBA 2K20.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	96.8	96.5
Valorant	110.0	109.7
Cyberpunk 2077	61.6	61.4
Apex Legends	103.4	103.1
Call of Duty Warzone	82.5	82.3
Overwatch	89.1	88.9
Red Dead Redemption 2	75.9	75.7
DOOM Eternal	55.0	54.9
Warzone	85.8	85.6
Assassin's Creed	92.4	92.2
Valheim	91.3	91.1

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 participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. 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 5980HX

114%

Ryzen 7 4800H

88%

To make a finishing resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 9 5980HX is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 7 4800H as it consumes less power: 45W vs. 45W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, streaming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the processor includes all threads and cores that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.

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

	AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX	AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
Cinbench 15 Single-core	247	197
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2394	1712
Cinbench 20 Single-core	576	472
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	5248	3847
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1490	1235
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	13354	10590

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

	AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX	AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
Single-Core	3190	2691
Multi-Core	26405	19138

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

	AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX	AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
Single-Core	1551	1191
Multi-Core	8595	8373

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX	AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
Announcement date	January 12, 2021	January 06, 2020
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FP6	FP6
Core name	Cezanne	Renoir
Architecture	Zen 3	Zen 2
Generation	5	3
Turbo Frequency	4.8 MHz	4.2 MHz
Frequency	3.3 MHz	2.9 MHz
Cores	8	8
Threads	16	16
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	9400 millions	5400 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	45 W	45 W
Memory type	DDR4 - Up to 3200MHz LPDDR4 - Up to 4266MHz	DDR4 - Up to 3200MHz
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency	3200
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache
L2 cache	4MB	4MB
L3 cache	16MB	8MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000474	100-000000098

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 9 5980HX is 12% better than Ryzen 7 4800H in terms of CPU frequency. 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 5980HX is better: 27
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 7 4800H is better: 2
However, it should be realized that all the data in the text above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of real owners of AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX and AMD Ryzen 7 4800H before deciding which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

• AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 7 4800H specs and review.