Intel Core i5-12490F vs AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS

Processor comparisons 12-01-2022

   You may have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the full tests Intel Core i5-12490F vs AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS and understand which is better for games or simple use for streaming, machine learning, rendering, video editing, programming. Here is useful information from various benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A careful analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests like WPrime, Blender, VeraCrypt, PassMark, Handbrake, 7zip, Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, SuperPi, MATLAB, PCMark 10, Furmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, RealBench, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Gears 5, Dolphin Emulator, DaVinci Resolve Studio, 3DMark, Prime95, AIDA64, UserBenchmark.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS or Intel Core i5-12490F.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i5-12490F

58%

Ryzen 9 5980HS

57%

This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i5-12490F is 1% better than Ryzen 9 5980HS. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-12490F

55%

Ryzen 9 5980HS

54%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play 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 small 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: Forza Horizon 4, DOTA 2A, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, League of Legends (LOL), NBA 2K20, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Metro Exodus, Half-Life: Alyx, Horizon Zero Dawn, Battlefield V, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Ghostrunner, Control, Monster Hunter World, Hitman 3.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	97.4	96.7
Valorant	110.7	109.9
Cyberpunk 2077	62.0	61.5
Apex Legends	104.1	103.3
Call of Duty Warzone	83.1	82.4
Overwatch	89.7	89.0
Red Dead Redemption 2	76.4	75.8
DOOM Eternal	55.4	54.9
Warzone	86.4	85.7
Assassin's Creed	93.0	92.3
Valheim	91.9	91.2

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 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 get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i5-12490F

99%

Ryzen 9 5980HS

146%

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 5980HS is more energy efficient than the Core i5-12490F since it has less power consumption: 65W vs. 35W. 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

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, machine learning, video rendering or video editing, programming, then the main parameter for you is its 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 find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using 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 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

	Intel Core i5-12490F	AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS
Cinbench 15 Single-core	351	245
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2602	2370
Cinbench 20 Single-core	849	570
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	5918	5196
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1993	1475
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	19522	13222

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

	Intel Core i5-12490F	AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS
Single-Core	4680	3158
Multi-Core	27334	26144

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

	Intel Core i5-12490F	AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS
Single-Core	1938	1536
Multi-Core	9261	8510

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 in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain 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!

	Intel Core i5-12490F	AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS
Announcement date	January 07, 2022	January 12, 2021
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Socket	FCLGA1700	FP6
Core name	Alder Lake	Cezanne
Architecture	x86	Zen 3
Generation	12	5
Turbo Frequency	4.6 MHz	4.8 MHz
Frequency	3 MHz	3 MHz
Cores	6	8
Threads	12	16
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	10200 millions	9400 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	35 W
Memory type	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR4 - Up to 3200MHz LPDDR4 - Up to 4266MHz
Max. Memory	128 Gb
Memory Frequency		3200
Memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache	7.5 ÐœÐ‘	4MB
L3 cache	20 MB	16MB
Overclocking	No	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 Ryzen 9 5980HS has 2 more core than Core i5-12490F. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-12490F is better: 29
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS is better: 6
Although it should be understood that all the figures in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Core i5-12490F and AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS before making a decision which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i5-12490F - all data

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

• Intel Core i5-12490F specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS specs and review.