Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms Ryzen 9 5980HX on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600X is 68 days older than Ryzen 9 5980HX.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX
- Consumes up to 31% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 5600X - 45 vs 65 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600X - 16 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
- Performs up to 3% better in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Ryzen 9 5980HX - 143 vs 139 FPS
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Ryzen 9 5980HX
Mobile • Jan 12th, 2021
Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5600X |
|---|---|---|
Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Not Available | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket FP6 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
45 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
Radeon Vega 8 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
