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

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

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

Compare the available specifications of these models.

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.

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.

Differences

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

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    45 W left arrow 65 W

Specifications

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

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

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 11000H left arrow AMD Ryzen 5000H
  • Family
    Intel Core i9 left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • Generation
    11 left arrow 4
  • 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
    3.3 GHz left arrow 3.1 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
    No left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    5 GHz left arrow 4.6 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    4 GHz left arrow No turbo
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
    32 left arrow 8
  • Generation
    11 left arrow 9
  • GPU Frequency
    350 MHz left arrow 1750 MHz
  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU) left arrow AMD Radeon 8 Graphics (Renoir)
  • GPU Turbo
    1450 MHz left arrow No turbo
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    - left arrow 2 GB
  • Release date
    Q2/2021 left arrow Q1/2020
  • Shader
    256 left arrow 512
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 7 nm
Hardware codec support

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

  • AV1
    Decode left arrow No
  • 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 AMD Ryzen 9 5900H and Intel Core i9-11980HK. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i9-11980HK and AMD Ryzen 9 5900H 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
    100 °C left arrow 95 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    65 W left arrow 45 W
  • TDP down
    45 W left arrow -
  • TDP up
    - left arrow 54 W
Technologies and extensions

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

  • Architecture
    Tiger Lake H left arrow Cezanne (Zen 3)
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    - left arrow 4 MB
  • L3-Cache
    24 MB left arrow 16 MB
  • Release date
    Q2/2021 left arrow Q2/2021
  • Socket
    BGA 1787 left arrow AM4
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.22.2 / 10M / 12 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
Intel Core i9-11980HK 6904.742177 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.22.2 / 10M / 12 threads / windows
System RAM: 32 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Duration: 1448.28 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

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