AMD Ryzen 5 7520U vs Intel Core i9-9980HK

Processor comparisons 27-02-2023

   Perhaps you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a choice after reading the full tests AMD Ryzen 5 7520U vs Intel Core i9-9980HK and see which is better for games or normal use for video editing, streaming, programming, machine learning, rendering. Here is all information from several benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software such as 7zip, UserBenchmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, MATLAB, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, 3DMark, SuperPi, AIDA64, RealBench, Blender, VeraCrypt, Furmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Prime95, PCMark 10, Handbrake, Gears 5, Dolphin Emulator, PassMark, WPrime, Blender.
   And how good the processors are in games:

Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Death Stranding
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Overwatch
Last Man Standing
Cyberpunk 2077
Rainbow Six Siege
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Borderlands 3
Halo Infinite
Fallout 76
Red Dead Redemption 2
Grand Theft Auto V
Apex Legends
Fortnite
Valorant
Valheim
DOOM: Eternal
Watch Dogs Legion

After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i9-9980HK or AMD Ryzen 5 7520U.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 5 7520U

54%

Core i9-9980HK

54%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 7520U

52%

Core i9-9980HK

54%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Battlefield V, League of Legends (LOL), NBA 2K20, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Monster Hunter World, DOTA 2A, Hitman 3, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Control, Forza Horizon 4, Half-Life: Alyx, Ghostrunner, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Horizon Zero Dawn, Metro Exodus.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	92.1	95.7
Valorant	104.7	108.8
Cyberpunk 2077	58.6	60.9
Apex Legends	98.4	102.2
Call of Duty Warzone	78.5	81.6
Overwatch	84.8	88.1
Red Dead Redemption 2	72.2	75.0
DOOM Eternal	52.3	54.4
Warzone	81.6	84.8
Assassin's Creed	87.9	91.4
Valheim	86.9	90.3

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers that were in the comparisons not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 5 7520U

247%

Core i9-9980HK

86%

To make a finishing resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 5 7520U is more energy efficient than the Core i9-9980HK since it has less power consumption: 15W vs. 45W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, streaming, machine learning, video rendering or video editing, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor turns on all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum performance. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to work, and all the benefit of multi-core mode are unused.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U	Intel Core i9-9980HK
Cinbench 15 Single-core	99	196
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1612	1607
Cinbench 20 Single-core	237	485
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	3855	3503
Cinbench 23 Single-core	976	1186
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	8598	8370

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U	Intel Core i9-9980HK
Single-Core	1276	2657
Multi-Core	15360	15065

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U	Intel Core i9-9980HK
Single-Core	1114	1165
Multi-Core	4027	7554

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 5 7520U	Intel Core i9-9980HK
Announcement date	September 20, 2022	July 07, 2019
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FP7	FCBGA1440
Core name	Mendocino	Coffee Lake
Architecture	Zen 2	x86
Generation	5	9
Turbo Frequency	4.3 MHz	5 MHz
Frequency	2.8 MHz	2.4 MHz
Cores	4	8
Threads	8	16
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	6 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	9800 millions	8600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	45 W
Memory type	LPDDR5	DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133
Max. Memory	16 Gb	128 Gb
Memory Frequency	5500
Memory bandwidth		41.8 GB/s
L1 cache	256KB
L2 cache	2MB
L3 cache	4MB	16 MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	Yes	No
Part number	100-000000770	Expansion Options

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 7520U is 14% better than Core i9-9980HK in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i9-9980HK has 4 more core than Ryzen 5 7520U. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 7520U is better: 14
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i9-9980HK is better: 24
Although it should be realized that all the number that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch the video tests and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 5 7520U and Intel Core i9-9980HK before making a decision which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD Ryzen 5 7520U - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 5 7520U specs and review.

Intel Core i9-9980HK - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i9-9980HK specs and review.