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Ryzen 9 5980HX vs Ryzen 9 7950X

Ryzen 9 5980HX vs Ryzen 9 7950X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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MSRP in USD: $699

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Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7950X 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 9 7950X is 623 days newer than Ryzen 9 5980HX.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX

  • Consumes up to 74% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 45 vs 170 Watts

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

  • Performs up to 9% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Ryzen 9 5980HX - 99 vs 91 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX - 32 vs 16 threads
This is a free version of Hogwarts Legacy.
Hogwarts Legacy

Hogwarts Legacy

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX Logo
Ryzen 9 5980HX

Mobile • Jan 12th, 2021


FPS

91

92%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

99

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX Logo
Ryzen 9 5980HX

Mobile • Jan 12th, 2021

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX Logo
Ryzen 9 5980HX

Mobile • Jan 12th, 2021


Single-Core

1919

65%

Multi-Core

7707

40%

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2938

100%

Multi-Core

19293

100%

AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX

vs

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Jan 12th, 2021Release Date
Sep 27th, 2022
Ryzen 9CollectionRyzen 9
Not AvailableCodenameRaphael
AMD Socket FP6SocketAMD Socket AM5
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
8Cores
16
16Threads
32
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.5 GHz
4.8 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.7 GHz
45 W
TDP170 W
7 nmProcess Size
5 nm
33.0xMultiplier
45.0x
Radeon Vega 8Integrated GraphicsRadeon Graphics
YesOverclockableYes

PC Builds Using Ryzen 9 5980HX or Ryzen 9 7950X

Hogwarts Legacy, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

Laptops Using Ryzen 9 5980HX or Ryzen 9 7950X

Hogwarts Legacy, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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