AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS vs Intel Core i9-9980XE

Processor comparisons   17-03-2021
   Perhaps you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a decision by looking at the AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS vs Intel Core i9-9980XE tests and see which is better for games or simple use for programming, machine learning, video editing, rendering, streaming. Here is useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or many benchmarks. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests like Gears 5, RealBench, UserBenchmark, Dolphin Emulator, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PCMark 10, 7zip, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), 3DMark, SuperPi, Blender, Handbrake, AIDA64, PassMark, WPrime, Blender, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Prime95, VeraCrypt, Furmark, MATLAB.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i9-9980XE 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 i9-9980XE

59%

This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i9-9980XE is 3% better than Ryzen 9 5980HS. 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 i9-9980XE

60%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	96.7	106.2
Valorant	109.9	120.7
Cyberpunk 2077	61.5	67.6
Apex Legends	103.3	113.5
Call of Duty Warzone	82.4	90.5
Overwatch	89.0	97.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	75.8	83.3
DOOM Eternal	54.9	60.3
Warzone	85.7	94.1
Assassin's Creed	92.3	101.4
Valheim	91.2	100.2

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 comparing not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. 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 9 5980HS

146%

Core i9-9980XE

23%

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 i9-9980XE as it consumes less power: 35W vs. 165W. 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, programming, streaming, video editing or video rendering, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor uses all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to reach maximum efficiency. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can 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 9 5980HS	Intel Core i9-9980XE
Cinbench 15 Single-core	245	201
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2370	3240
Cinbench 20 Single-core	570	459
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	5196	7516
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1475	1124
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	13222	22944

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

	AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS	Intel Core i9-9980XE
Single-Core	3158	2551
Multi-Core	26144	32096

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

	AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS	Intel Core i9-9980XE
Single-Core	1536	1178
Multi-Core	8510	17856

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 later the processor is released, 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 still be able to produce maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS	Intel Core i9-9980XE
Announcement date	January 12, 2021	October 01, 2018
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FP6	FCLGA2066
Core name	Cezanne	Skylake
Architecture	Zen 3	x86
Generation	5	9
Turbo Frequency	4.8 MHz	4.5 MHz
Frequency	3 MHz	3 MHz
Cores	8	18
Threads	16	36
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	9400 millions	8600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	35 W	165 W
Memory type	DDR4 - Up to 3200MHz LPDDR4 - Up to 4266MHz	DDR4-2666
Max. Memory		128 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200
Memory bandwidth		85 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache	4MB
L3 cache	16MB	24.75 MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
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. Another difference is that Core i9-9980XE has 10 more core than Ryzen 9 5980HS. 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: 12
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i9-9980XE is better: 23
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 totally trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch the testing video and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS and Intel Core i9-9980XE before deciding which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

• AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS specs and review.

• Intel Core i9-9980XE specs and review.