AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS vs Intel Core i9-9980HK

Processor comparisons   18-02-2023
   If you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a choice after reading the comprehensive tests AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS vs Intel Core i9-9980HK and decide which is better for games or simple use for video editing, machine learning, streaming, programming, rendering. Here you can find useful information from many benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A careful 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 test applications like PassMark, Gears 5, MATLAB, 3DMark, UserBenchmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Handbrake, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Dolphin Emulator, RealBench, DaVinci Resolve Studio, AIDA64, WPrime, 7zip, PCMark 10, Prime95, Blender, VeraCrypt, Furmark, SuperPi, Blender.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i9-9980HK or AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS.

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 7640HS

58%

Core i9-9980HK

54%

The number of this parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 5 7640HS is 6% better than Core i9-9980HK. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 7640HS

56%

Core i9-9980HK

54%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	99.1	95.7
Valorant	112.6	108.8
Cyberpunk 2077	63.1	60.9
Apex Legends	105.8	102.2
Call of Duty Warzone	84.4	81.6
Overwatch	91.2	88.1
Red Dead Redemption 2	77.7	75.0
DOOM Eternal	56.3	54.4
Warzone	87.8	84.8
Assassin's Creed	94.6	91.4
Valheim	93.5	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 participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 5 7640HS

138%

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 7640HS is more energy efficient than the Core i9-9980HK as it consumes less power: 45W vs. 45W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

For example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video editing or video rendering, programming, streaming, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum efficiency, the CPU turns on all threads and cores that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the benefit of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	Intel Core i9-9980HK
Cinbench 15 Single-core	194	196
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2800	1607
Cinbench 20 Single-core	432	485
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	6661	3503
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1063	1186
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	18264	8370

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	Intel Core i9-9980HK
Single-Core	2220	2657
Multi-Core	29440	15065

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	Intel Core i9-9980HK
Single-Core	1875	1165
Multi-Core	10864	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 later the processor is released, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in the newest games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS	Intel Core i9-9980HK
Announcement date	January 27, 2023	July 07, 2019
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FP7r2;FP7;FP8	FCBGA1440
Core name	Phoenix	Coffee Lake
Architecture	Zen 4	x86
Generation	6	9
Turbo Frequency	5 MHz	5 MHz
Frequency	4.3 MHz	2.4 MHz
Cores	6	8
Threads	12	16
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	4 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	13400 millions	8600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	45 W	45 W
Memory type	DDR5 (FP7r2)	DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133
Max. Memory	256 Gb	128 Gb
Memory Frequency	7500
Memory bandwidth		41.8 GB/s
L1 cache	384KB
L2 cache	6MB
L3 cache	16MB	16 MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	Yes	No
Part number	100-000000956 (FP7r2) 100-000000965 (FP7) 100-000001130 (FP8)	Expansion Options

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 7640HS is 44% better than Core i9-9980HK in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i9-9980HK has 2 more core than Ryzen 5 7640HS. 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 7640HS is better: 27
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i9-9980HK is better: 9
However, it should be realized that all the figures in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of real owners of AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS and Intel Core i9-9980HK before making a choice which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS - all data

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

• AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS 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.