Ryzen 5 5600X vs Ryzen 7 8845HS — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The Ryzen 7 8845HS is ahead of the Ryzen 5 5600X on all 6 shared benchmarks on file, by 10% to 44%, including 15% in Cinebench R23 single (1,776 vs 1,541).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 5 5600X and the Ryzen 7 8845HS. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.

AMD · Zen 3

Ryzen 5 5600X

6 cores65W TDP$299 MSRP2020

Full Ryzen 5 5600X benchmarks →

AMD

Ryzen 7 8845HS

Full Ryzen 7 8845HS benchmarks →

*Price sourced from Amazon.com. Price and availability subject to change.

Where to buy

A listing for each part; the current price and stock are on the retailer's page.

Specs side-by-side

Spec	Ryzen 5 5600X	Ryzen 7 8845HS
cores	6	—
threads	12	—
boost clock ghz	4.6	—
tdp w	65	—
l3 cache mb	32	—
socket	AM4	—

Synthetic benchmarks

Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from Tom's Hardware, Notebookcheck, GadgetVersus, CGDirector, TopCPU, Hostbor, Phoronix, Geekbench Browser, CpuTronic, PassMark and HWBOT; each row links its sources, and where they differ the cell shows their median. Empty cells mean we don't yet have that benchmark on file for the SKU.

Benchmark	Ryzen 5 5600X	Ryzen 7 8845HS
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better) Source: Tom's Hardware, Notebookcheck, GadgetVersus, CGDirector, TopCPU, Hostbor	11,838 pts	16,427 points
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better) Source: Tom's Hardware, Notebookcheck, GadgetVersus, CGDirector, TopCPU, Hostbor	1,541 pts	1,776 points
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better) Source: Phoronix, Notebookcheck, Geekbench Browser, GadgetVersus, CpuTronic, Hostbor	9,023 pts	13,018 points
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better) Source: Phoronix, Notebookcheck, Geekbench Browser, GadgetVersus, CpuTronic, Hostbor	2,173 pts	2,581 points
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better) Source: PassMark	20,368 pts	28,378 points
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better) Source: PassMark	3,366 points	3,718 points
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better) Source: PassMark	3,365 points	3,727 points
Y-cruncher 1B (lower is better) Source: HWBOT	49 seconds	—

Quick answers

Which is faster, the Ryzen 5 5600X or the Ryzen 7 8845HS?

The Ryzen 7 8845HS is ahead of the Ryzen 5 5600X on all 6 shared benchmarks on file, by 10% to 44%, including 15% in Cinebench R23 single (1,776 vs 1,541).