AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS vs Intel Core i7-12700H

Processor comparisons   12-01-2022
   You may have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS vs Intel Core i7-12700H and see which is better for games or normal use for streaming, video editing, rendering, programming, machine learning. Here is all information from real video editing and streaming tests or many benchmarks. A careful review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in special testing software like SuperPi, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), AIDA64, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Dolphin Emulator, Gears 5, WPrime, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, RealBench, Blender, VeraCrypt, Furmark, Handbrake, 3DMark, PassMark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, MATLAB, UserBenchmark, Blender, 7zip, Prime95, PCMark 10.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-12700H or AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS.

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 6980HS

58%

Core i7-12700H

59%

This parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i7-12700H is 1% better than Ryzen 9 6980HS. 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 6980HS

55%

Core i7-12700H

57%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run 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 summary table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Battlefield V, Microsoft Flight Simulator, League of Legends (LOL), Forza Horizon 4, Horizon Zero Dawn, NBA 2K20, Hitman 3, Control, Ghostrunner, Half-Life: Alyx, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Metro Exodus, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Monster Hunter World, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, DOTA 2A, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	97.3	100.8
Valorant	110.6	114.5
Cyberpunk 2077	61.9	64.1
Apex Legends	103.9	107.7
Call of Duty Warzone	82.9	85.9
Overwatch	89.5	92.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	76.3	79.0
DOOM Eternal	55.3	57.3
Warzone	86.2	89.3
Assassin's Creed	92.9	96.2
Valheim	91.8	95.1

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 amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. So 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 compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 9 6980HS

156%

Core i7-12700H

148%

To make a finishing decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 9 6980HS is more energy efficient than the Core i7-12700H since it has less power consumption: 35W vs. 40W. Power consumption is particularly 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 streaming, video editing or video rendering, machine learning, programming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU includes all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to reach maximum efficiency. 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 software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the advantages 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 9 6980HS	Intel Core i7-12700H
Cinbench 15 Single-core	261	401
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2536	2932
Cinbench 20 Single-core	610	961
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	5559	6658
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1578	2248
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	14146	21949

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

	AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS	Intel Core i7-12700H
Single-Core	3379	5265
Multi-Core	27970	30728

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

	AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS	Intel Core i7-12700H
Single-Core	1643	1776
Multi-Core	9105	12529

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS 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 9 6980HS	Intel Core i7-12700H
Announcement date	January 09, 2022	January 07, 2022
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FP7	FCBGA1744
Core name	Rembrandt	Alder Lake
Architecture	Zen 3+	x86
Generation	6	12
Turbo Frequency	5 MHz	4.7 MHz
Frequency	3.3 MHz	3.5 MHz
Cores	8	14
Threads	16	20
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	6 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	10200 millions	10200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	35 W	40 W
Memory type	DDR5	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s
Max. Memory		64 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200
Memory bandwidth		45.8 GB/s
L1 cache	512KB
L2 cache	4MB
L3 cache	16MB	24 MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	FP7:100-000000750 FP7r2:100-000000751

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i7-12700H is 5% better than Ryzen 9 6980HS in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i7-12700H has 6 more core than Ryzen 9 6980HS. 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 6980HS is better: 7
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-12700H is better: 29
However, it should be realized that the summary data that you have looked at here do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the opinion of real owners of AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS and Intel Core i7-12700H before making a decision which of the processors to buy for gaming.

AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS - all data

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

• AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS specs and review.

Intel Core i7-12700H - all data

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

• Intel Core i7-12700H specs and review.