Ryzen 7 4800H vs Ryzen 7 5800U

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Performance Comparison

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🏆 Chipversus Verdict

🚀 Performance Leadership

Performance Trade-off: The Ryzen 7 5800U leads in gaming performance. However, the Ryzen 7 4800H is the stronger candidate for professional workloads, offering 0.1% greater multi-core processing power.

Insight	Ryzen 7 4800H	Ryzen 7 5800U
Gaming	❌ Lower gaming performance	✅ Superior gaming performance
Workstation	✅ Better multi-core power	❌ Weaker in multi-core tasks
Price	Equivalent pricing	Equivalent pricing
Longevity	✨ Modern (Renoir-H (Zen 2) (2020) / 7 nm)	✨ Modern (Cezanne-U (Zen 3) (2021) / 7 nm)

💎 Value Proposition

Insight	Ryzen 7 4800H	Ryzen 7 5800U
Cost Efficiency	❌ Lower cost efficiency	❌ Lower cost efficiency
Upfront Cost	Equivalent pricing	Equivalent pricing

Performance Check

Paired with RTX 4090

To accurately isolate CPU performance, all benchmarks below use an NVIDIA RTX 4090 as the reference GPU. This eliminates GPU-side bottlenecks and highlights pure processing throughput differences between the CPUs.

Note: Real-world results may vary based on your actual GPU. CPU performance impact is more visible in processing-intensive titles and high-refresh-rate gaming scenarios.

Ryzen 7 4800H Benchmark Check

Ryzen 7 5800U Benchmark Check

Technical Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of Ryzen 7 4800H and Ryzen 7 5800U

Ryzen 7 4800H

The Ryzen 7 4800H is manufactured by AMD. It was released in 6 January 2020 (5 years ago). It is based on the Renoir-H (Zen 2) (2020) architecture. It features 8 cores and 16 threads. Base frequency is 2.9 GHz, with boost up to 4.2 GHz. L3 cache: 8 MB (total). L2 cache: 512 kB (per core). Built on 7 nm process technology. Socket: FP6. Thermal design power (TDP): 45 Watt. Memory support: DDR4. Passmark benchmark score: 18,086 points. Launch price was $299.

Ryzen 7 5800U

The Ryzen 7 5800U is manufactured by AMD. It was released in 12 January 2021 (4 years ago). It is based on the Cezanne-U (Zen 3) (2021) architecture. It features 8 cores and 16 threads. Base frequency is 1.9 GHz, with boost up to 4.4 GHz. L3 cache: 16 MB (total). L2 cache: 512K (per core). Built on 7 nm process technology. Socket: FP6. Thermal design power (TDP): 15 Watt. Memory support: DDR4. Passmark benchmark score: 18,067 points. Launch price was $299.

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Processing Power

Both the Ryzen 7 4800H and Ryzen 7 5800U share an identical 8-core/16-thread configuration. Boost clocks reach 4.2 GHz on the Ryzen 7 4800H versus 4.4 GHz on the Ryzen 7 5800U — a 4.7% clock advantage for the Ryzen 7 5800U (base: 2.9 GHz vs 1.9 GHz). The Ryzen 7 4800H uses the Renoir-H (Zen 2) (2020) architecture (7 nm), while the Ryzen 7 5800U uses Cezanne-U (Zen 3) (2021) (7 nm). In PassMark, the Ryzen 7 4800H scores 18,086 against the Ryzen 7 5800U's 18,067 — a 0.1% lead for the Ryzen 7 4800H. L3 cache: 8 MB (total) on the Ryzen 7 4800H vs 16 MB (total) on the Ryzen 7 5800U.

Feature	Ryzen 7 4800H	Ryzen 7 5800U
Cores / Threads	8 / 16	8 / 16
Boost Clock	4.2 GHz	4.4 GHz+5%
Base Clock	2.9 GHz+53%	1.9 GHz
L3 Cache	8 MB (total)	16 MB (total)+100%
L2 Cache	512 kB (per core)	512K (per core)
Process	7 nm	7 nm
Architecture	Renoir-H (Zen 2) (2020)	Cezanne-U (Zen 3) (2021)
PassMark	18,086	18,067