Intel Core i7-13700H vs AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS

Processor comparisons   13-11-2022
   You may have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests Intel Core i7-13700H vs AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS and understand which is better for games or simple use for streaming, video editing, rendering, machine learning, programming. Here is all information from real streaming and video editing tests or several benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software like RealBench, Dolphin Emulator, PCMark 10, GeekBench 6, 5.2, 3DMark, UserBenchmark, Handbrake, MATLAB, Prime95, AIDA64, PassMark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, WPrime, Gears 5, Blender, SuperPi, Furmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Blender, VeraCrypt, 7zip.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS or Intel Core i7-13700H.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i7-13700H

58%

Ryzen 9 6980HS

58%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i7-13700H

57%

Ryzen 9 6980HS

55%

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 run 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, 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: Control, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), League of Legends (LOL), Ghostrunner, DOTA 2A, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Forza Horizon 4, Metro Exodus, Horizon Zero Dawn, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Battlefield V, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Half-Life: Alyx, Hitman 3, NBA 2K20, Monster Hunter World.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	101.0	97.3
Valorant	114.8	110.6
Cyberpunk 2077	64.3	61.9
Apex Legends	107.9	103.9
Call of Duty Warzone	86.1	82.9
Overwatch	93.0	89.5
Red Dead Redemption 2	79.2	76.3
DOOM Eternal	57.4	55.3
Warzone	89.5	86.2
Assassin's Creed	96.4	92.9
Valheim	95.3	91.8

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: 4K, 2K or FullHD. 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

Core i7-13700H

128%

Ryzen 9 6980HS

156%

To make a finishing choice 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 i7-13700H since it has less power consumption: 45W vs. 35W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. 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, programming, video editing or video rendering, streaming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the processor uses all cores and threads that it has. 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 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 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

	Intel Core i7-13700H	AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS
Cinbench 15 Single-core	265	261
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2619	2536
Cinbench 20 Single-core	432	610
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	5801	5559
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1481	1578
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	16656	14146

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

	Intel Core i7-13700H	AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS
Single-Core	1355	3379
Multi-Core	28376	27970

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

	Intel Core i7-13700H	AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS
Single-Core	1737	1643
Multi-Core	12774	9105

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. 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 can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in new games. It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	Intel Core i7-13700H	AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS
Announcement date	November 12, 2022	January 09, 2022
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1744	FP7
Core name	Raptor Lake	Rembrandt
Architecture	x86	Zen 3+
Generation	13	6
Turbo Frequency	5 MHz	5 MHz
Frequency	2.4 MHz	3.3 MHz
Cores	14	8
Threads	20	16
Bus rate	16 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	6 nm
Transistors count	14200 millions	10200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	45 W	35 W
Memory type	Up to DDR5 5600 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR5
Max. Memory	128 Gb
Memory Frequency	6500	3200
Memory bandwidth	89.6 GB/s
L1 cache	2 MB	512KB
L2 cache	8 MB	4MB
L3 cache	30 MB	16MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	Yes	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 Ryzen 9 6980HS is 27% better than Core i7-13700H in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i7-13700H 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 Intel Core i7-13700H is better: 30
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS is better: 7
However, it should be understood that the summary data in the article above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Core i7-13700H and AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS before making a selection which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i7-13700H - all data

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

• Intel Core i7-13700H specs and review.

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.