AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS vs Intel Core i9-9900K

Processor comparisons 17-03-2021

   If you are thinking about choosing a CPU, you will be able to make a decision after reading the comprehensive tests AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS vs Intel Core i9-9900K and decide which is better for games or normal use for machine learning, streaming, programming, rendering, video editing. Here you can find all information from real streaming and video editing tests or many benchmarks. A careful analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests like Gears 5, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Blender, Dolphin Emulator, Prime95, WPrime, 3DMark, MATLAB, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), 7zip, UserBenchmark, SuperPi, Handbrake, VeraCrypt, RealBench, PCMark 10, Furmark, AIDA64, Blender, GeekBench 6, 5.2, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PassMark.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i9-9900K or AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS.

Summary benchmark results

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

Ryzen 9 5980HS

57%

Core i9-9900K

55%

The number of this parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 9 5980HS is 3% better than Core i9-9900K. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 9 5980HS

54%

Core i9-9900K

55%

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 run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Half-Life: Alyx, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Forza Horizon 4, NBA 2K20, Horizon Zero Dawn, Battlefield V, Ghostrunner, Monster Hunter World, Metro Exodus, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Hitman 3, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Control, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, League of Legends (LOL), DOTA 2A.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	96.7	98.2
Valorant	109.9	111.6
Cyberpunk 2077	61.5	62.5
Apex Legends	103.3	104.9
Call of Duty Warzone	82.4	83.7
Overwatch	89.0	90.4
Red Dead Redemption 2	75.8	77.0
DOOM Eternal	54.9	55.8
Warzone	85.7	87.0
Assassin's Creed	92.3	93.7
Valheim	91.2	92.6

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: 2K, FullHD or 4K. Therefore, 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 get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 9 5980HS

146%

Core i9-9900K

45%

To make a final decision 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 9 5980HS is more energy efficient than the Core i9-9900K as it consumes less power: 35W vs. 95W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. 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

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, video editing or video rendering, programming, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum efficiency, the processor includes all cores and threads 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 make sure that the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the advantages 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 9 5980HS	Intel Core i9-9900K
Cinbench 15 Single-core	245	219
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2370	2245
Cinbench 20 Single-core	570	518
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	5196	4995
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1475	1284
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	13222	12450

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

	AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS	Intel Core i9-9900K
Single-Core	3158	2947
Multi-Core	26144	18753

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

	AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS	Intel Core i9-9900K
Single-Core	1536	1301
Multi-Core	8510	9986

Comparison of specifications

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

	AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS	Intel Core i9-9900K
Announcement date	January 12, 2021	October 01, 2018
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FP6	FCLGA1151-2
Core name	Cezanne	Coffee Lake
Architecture	Zen 3	x86
Generation	5	9
Turbo Frequency	4.8 MHz	5 MHz
Frequency	3 MHz	3.6 MHz
Cores	8	8
Threads	16	16
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	9400 millions	8600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	35 W	95 W
Memory type	DDR4 - Up to 3200MHz LPDDR4 - Up to 4266MHz	DDR4-2666
Max. Memory		128 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200
Memory bandwidth		41.6 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache	4MB
L3 cache	16MB	16 MB
Overclocking	Yes	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000474

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i9-9900K is 16% better than Ryzen 9 5980HS in terms of CPU frequency. 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 9 5980HS is better: 17
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i9-9900K is better: 18
The summary data in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the reviews of real owners of AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS and Intel Core i9-9900K before making a decision which of the processors to buy for gaming.

• AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS specs and review.

• Intel Core i9-9900K specs and review.