AMD Ryzen 9 5900H
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AMD Ryzen 9 5900H vs Intel Core i9-11980HK. Specifications

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Released
Q2/2021
AMD Ryzen 9 5900H
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Intel Core i9-11980HK
Intel Core i9-11980HK

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 9 5900H or Intel Core i9-11980HK? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

AMD Ryzen 9 5900H has a base frequency of 3.10 GHz. 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 45 W. Released in Q2/2021.

Intel Core i9-11980HK has a base frequency of 3.30 GHz. 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q2/2021.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 9 5900H Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 9 5900H
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  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    45 W left arrow 65 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 9 5900H CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

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  • Higher clock speed

    Around 6% better clock speed

    3.30 GHz left arrow 3.10 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 9 % higher specified turbo frequency

    5.00 GHz left arrow 4.60 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-11980HK CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    60 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    85 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    44 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    61 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    422 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 9 5900H AMD Ryzen 9 5900H
Intel Core i9-11980HK Intel Core i9-11980HK
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 5000H left arrow Intel Core i 11000H
  • Family
    AMD Ryzen left arrow Intel Core i9
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 11
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.1 GHz left arrow 3.3 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 8
  • CPU Threads
    16 left arrow 16
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.6 GHz left arrow 5 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    No turbo left arrow 4 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    8 left arrow 32
  • Generation
    9 left arrow 11
  • GPU Frequency
    1750 MHz left arrow 350 MHz
  • GPU name
    AMD Radeon 8 Graphics (Renoir) left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU)
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow 1450 MHz
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    2 GB left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q1/2020 left arrow Q2/2021
  • Shader
    512 left arrow 256
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 10 nm
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow Decode
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i9-11980HK and AMD Ryzen 9 5900H. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200 left arrow DDR4-3200
  • PCIe lanes
    12 left arrow 20
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 4.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 9 5900H and Intel Core i9-11980HK Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    95 °C left arrow 100 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    45 W left arrow 65 W
  • TDP down
    - left arrow 45 W
  • TDP up
    54 W left arrow -
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 9 5900H and Intel Core i9-11980HK, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Cezanne (Zen 3) left arrow Tiger Lake H
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
  • L2-Cache
    4.00 MB left arrow -
  • L3-Cache
    16.00 MB left arrow 24.00 MB
  • Release date
    Q2/2021 left arrow Q2/2021
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow BGA 1787
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

No comparable benchmark results are available yet. Specifications alone do not determine which model is faster.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

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