Ryzen 9 7945HX with Radeon Graphics vs Ryzen 5 5500U with Radeon Graphics

Short answer: which is best?

Ryzen 9 7945HX with Radeon Graphics is 327.5 % stronger than Ryzen 5 5500U with Radeon Graphics. Ryzen 9 7945HX with Radeon Graphics ranks #16 of 93 measured processors at WhatFPS (11,488 CPU score over 1 verified runs). Ryzen 5 5500U with Radeon Graphics ranks #92 of 93 measured processors at WhatFPS (2,687 CPU score over 1 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 2 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.

Measured comparison

MetricRyzen 9 7945HX with Radeon GraphicsRyzen 5 5500U with Radeon Graphics
CPU score (the processor's own performance)11,4882,687
Best rig (GAMING — whole PC)6,1221,103
Integer (MT)13.9 Gop/s1.5 Gop/s
Single-thread (1T)0.56 Gop/s0.19 Gop/s
Draw calls/s (DX11)11,144,5792,738,275
Cores / threads16 / 326 / 12
L3 cache64 MB8 MB

What the numbers mean

The CPU score is the processor's own performance — that is what we rank on. GAMING is the whole rig's score in the best PC we measured the processor in, and leans heavily on the graphics card. A strong processor in a weak PC gets a low GAMING score without being worse. We show both and never mix them.

All numbers come from our benchmark suite: four hand-built 3D scenes written directly against the graphics APIs in Rust, the same load on every PC. The methodology is open at https://whatfps.com/metodik

All measurements for Ryzen 9 7945HX with Radeon Graphics · All measurements for Ryzen 5 5500U with Radeon Graphics