AMD Ryzen 3 5400U VS AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX

Comparison of video cards AMD Ryzen 3 5400U vs AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences Specifications Benchmarks

Differences

Top features of AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX

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Higher clock speed

3.30 GHz 2.60 GHz

Around -27% better clock speed
More number of cores

8 4

2 times more threads
Higher turbo clock speed

4.80 GHz 4.00 GHz

Around 17% better overclocked clock speed

Top features of AMD Ryzen 3 5400U

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Performance per watt

15 W 45 W

About 0.33 times less performance per watt

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX AMD Ryzen 3 5400U

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX and AMD Ryzen 3 5400U is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX AMD Ryzen 3 5400U
Segment	Mobile Mobile
Family	AMD Ryzen AMD Ryzen
Generation	4 4
CPU group	AMD Ryzen 5000H AMD Ryzen 5000U

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX vs AMD Ryzen 3 5400U by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification	Value
Frequency	3.30 GHz 2.60 GHz
CPU Cores	8 4
Turbo (1 Core)	4.80 GHz 4.00 GHz
CPU Threads	16 8
Hyperthreading	Yes Yes
Overclocking	No No
Core architecture	normal normal

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX and AMD Ryzen 3 5400U along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	AMD Radeon 8 Graphics (Renoir) AMD Radeon 6 Graphics (Renoir)
GPU frequency	1.90 GHz 1.60 GHz
GPU (Turbo)	No turbo No turbo
Execution units	8 6
Shader	512 384
Max. GPU Memory	2 GB 2 GB
Max. displays	3 3
Generation	9 9
DirectX Version	12 12
Technology	7 nm 7 nm
Release date	Q1/2020 Q1/2020

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX and AMD Ryzen 3 5400U. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification	Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
h264	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
VP9	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
VP8	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
AV1	No No
AVC	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
VC-1	Decode Decode
JPEG	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX and AMD Ryzen 3 5400U you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification	Value
Memory type	DDR4-3200LPDDR4-4266 DDR4-3200LPDDR4-4266
Max. Memory	64 GB 32 GB
ECC	No Yes
Memory channels	2 2
PCIe version	3.0 3.0
PCIe lanes	12 12

Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX and AMD Ryzen 3 5400U.

Specification	Value
AES-NI	Yes Yes

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX or AMD Ryzen 3 5400U? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification	Value
TDP (PL1)	45 W 15 W
TDP up	90 W 25 W
TDP down	-- 10 W
Tjunction max.	105 °C 105 °C

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX and AMD Ryzen 3 5400U CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM AMD-V, SVM
ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
L2-Cache	4.00 MB --
L3-Cache	16.00 MB 16.00 MB
Architecture	Cezanne (Zen 3) Cezanne (Zen 3)
Technology	7 nm 7 nm
Socket	FP6 FP6
Release date	Q2/2021 Q1/2021