Intel Core i7-10870H vs AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS

Processor comparisons 17-03-2021

   Perhaps you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a decision after reading the full tests Intel Core i7-10870H vs AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS and see which is better for games or normal use for streaming, video editing, programming, rendering, machine learning. Here is useful information from several benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful review of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software such as AIDA64, PCMark 10, SuperPi, Gears 5, Handbrake, 7zip, PassMark, WPrime, Blender, Dolphin Emulator, Blender, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Prime95, UserBenchmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, 3DMark, MATLAB, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, RealBench, Furmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), VeraCrypt.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS or Intel Core i7-10870H.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i7-10870H

54%

Ryzen 9 5980HS

57%

This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 9 5980HS is 5% better than Core i7-10870H. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i7-10870H

54%

Ryzen 9 5980HS

54%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And it is clear that 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 small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Battlefield V, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Forza Horizon 4, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), NBA 2K20, Horizon Zero Dawn, DOTA 2A, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Control, Half-Life: Alyx, Ghostrunner, Metro Exodus, League of Legends (LOL), Hitman 3, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Monster Hunter World.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	96.0	96.7
Valorant	109.1	109.9
Cyberpunk 2077	61.1	61.5
Apex Legends	102.5	103.3
Call of Duty Warzone	81.8	82.4
Overwatch	88.3	89.0
Red Dead Redemption 2	75.3	75.8
DOOM Eternal	54.5	54.9
Warzone	85.1	85.7
Assassin's Creed	91.6	92.3
Valheim	90.5	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 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, FullHD or 4K. 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

Core i7-10870H

94%

Ryzen 9 5980HS

146%

To make a finishing resolution 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 i7-10870H since it has less power consumption: 45W vs. 35W. Power consumption is especially 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 want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, video rendering or video editing, programming, streaming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU uses all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to reach maximum performance. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in 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 turns out to be unnecessary.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i7-10870H	AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS
Cinbench 15 Single-core	208	245
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1522	2370
Cinbench 20 Single-core	499	570
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	3457	5196
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1167	1475
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	11396	13222

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

	Intel Core i7-10870H	AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS
Single-Core	2734	3158
Multi-Core	15954	26144

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

	Intel Core i7-10870H	AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS
Single-Core	1271	1536
Multi-Core	7816	8510

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!

	Intel Core i7-10870H	AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS
Announcement date	October 01, 2020	January 12, 2021
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1440	FP6
Core name	Comet Lake	Cezanne
Architecture	x86	Zen 3
Generation	10	5
Turbo Frequency	5 MHz	4.8 MHz
Frequency	2.2 MHz	3 MHz
Cores	8	8
Threads	16	16
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	6800 millions	9400 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	45 W	35 W
Memory type	DDR4-2933	DDR4 - Up to 3200MHz LPDDR4 - Up to 4266MHz
Max. Memory	128 Gb
Memory Frequency		3200
Memory bandwidth	45.8 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache		4MB
L3 cache	16 MB	16MB
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. Here Ryzen 9 5980HS is 26% better than Core i7-10870H 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 Intel Core i7-10870H is better: 5
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS is better: 29
Although it should be understood that all the figures in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the testing video and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Core i7-10870H and AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS before making a choice which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

• Intel Core i7-10870H specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS specs and review.