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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 8945HS outperforms Ryzen 5 5500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 8945HS is 611 days newer than Ryzen 5 5500.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
- Performs up to 12% better in Starfield than Ryzen 5 5500 - 74 vs 66 FPS
- Consumes up to 31% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 45 vs 65 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 16 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5500 doesn't have integrated graphics
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
66
89.1891891891892%
Value, £/FPS
£1.24/FPS
100%
Price, £
£81.99
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Desktop Processor (6-core/12-thread, 19 MB cache, up to 4.2 GHz max boost)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 8945HS
Mobile • Dec 6th, 2023
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Single-Core
1871
78.97847192908401%
Multi-Core
7692
66.48228176318064%
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
Dec 6th, 2023 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Not Available | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket FP8 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
45 W | TDP | 65 W |
4 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Radeon 780M | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 8945HS or Ryzen 5 5500
Starfield, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
28 FPS
£53.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Ryzen 9 8945HS
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,499.99
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32 FPS
£70.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile
Ryzen 9 8945HS
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£2,269.88
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20 FPS
£40/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£799.98
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27 FPS
£29.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£799.95
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27 FPS
£32.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£879.96
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36 FPS
£30/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,080
In Stock
15 FPS
£50.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
12 GB, N/A Storage
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£759.99
In Stock
15 FPS
£73.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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£1,099.95
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23 FPS
£62.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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£1,429.95
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20 FPS
£48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£960
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