AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX vs Intel Core i7-3770

Ryzen 9 5900HX vs Core i7-3770 specs and performance

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Ryzen 9 5900HX performs better than the Core i7-3770. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-3770 in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Ryzen 9 5900HX has significantly more cores than the Core i7-3770. Indeed, the Ryzen 9 5900HX has 8 cores compared to 4 cores found in the Core i7-3770. It also has more threads than the Core i7-3770. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7-3770 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Ryzen 9 5900HX. Despite this, the Ryzen 9 5900HX has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Ryzen 9 5900HX CPU outputs less heat than a Core i7-3770 CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The info from our database shows that the Ryzen 9 5900HX has more L2 cache than the Core i7-3770. The Ryzen 9 5900HX also has significantly more L3 cache.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Ryzen 9 5900HX has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.