AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX vs Intel Core i9-11900H

Processor comparisons 12-01-2022

   For example there are difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the full tests AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX vs Intel Core i9-11900H and see which is better for games or simple use for programming, rendering, machine learning, streaming, video editing. Here you can find all information from many benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests like Dolphin Emulator, Furmark, Blender, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Gears 5, PassMark, WPrime, Handbrake, UserBenchmark, MATLAB, RealBench, AIDA64, SuperPi, DaVinci Resolve Studio, 3DMark, Prime95, Blender, PCMark 10, 7zip, VeraCrypt, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i9-11900H or AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX.

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 6980HX

58%

Core i9-11900H

58%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 9 6980HX

55%

Core i9-11900H

55%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	97.1	98.3
Valorant	110.3	111.7
Cyberpunk 2077	61.8	62.6
Apex Legends	103.7	105.0
Call of Duty Warzone	82.8	83.8
Overwatch	89.4	90.5
Red Dead Redemption 2	76.1	77.1
DOOM Eternal	55.2	55.9
Warzone	86.1	87.2
Assassin's Creed	92.7	93.9
Valheim	91.6	92.8

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 video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K 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 get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 9 6980HX

119%

Core i9-11900H

45%

To make a final resolution 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 6980HX is more energy efficient than the Core i9-11900H since it has less power consumption: 45W vs. 125W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need 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 machine learning, video editing or video rendering, streaming, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum efficiency, the processor turns on all cores and threads that it has. You will learn 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 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 6980HX	Intel Core i9-11900H
Cinbench 15 Single-core	263	293
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2492	2652
Cinbench 20 Single-core	605	655
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	5453	5897
Cinbench 23 Single-core	972	1703
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	13866	16969

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

	AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX	Intel Core i9-11900H
Single-Core	3318	3915
Multi-Core	27686	29011

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

	AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX	Intel Core i9-11900H
Single-Core	1617	1705
Multi-Core	8927	10136

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 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, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in new games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX	Intel Core i9-11900H
Announcement date	January 09, 2022	February 21, 2021
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FP7	FCLGA1200
Core name	Rembrandt	Tiger Lake
Architecture	Zen 3+	x86
Generation	6	11
Turbo Frequency	5 MHz	4.9 MHz
Frequency	3.3 MHz	3.5 MHz
Cores	8	8
Threads	16	16
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	6 nm	10 nm
Transistors count	10200 millions	9800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	45 W	125 W
Memory type	DDR5	Up to 3200 MT/s
Max. Memory		128 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200	3200
Memory bandwidth		51.2 GB/s
L1 cache	512KB
L2 cache	4MB	4 MB
L3 cache	16MB	24 MB
Overclocking	Yes	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 i9-11900H is 5% better than Ryzen 9 6980HX 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 6980HX is better: 8
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i9-11900H is better: 27
However, it should be realized that all the data in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX and Intel Core i9-11900H before making a selection which of the processors to buy for gaming.

AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX - all data

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

• AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX specs and review.

Intel Core i9-11900H - all data

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

• Intel Core i9-11900H specs and review.