Intel Core i9-10980HK vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

Processor comparisons   24-03-2021
   Let's say you have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the full tests Intel Core i9-10980HK vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT and understand which is better for games or simple use for streaming, video editing, programming, rendering, machine learning. Here is useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or several benchmarks. A careful review of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in special test applications like Gears 5, VeraCrypt, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Furmark, PassMark, RealBench, MATLAB, 7zip, Blender, Handbrake, 3DMark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), PCMark 10, SuperPi, Dolphin Emulator, UserBenchmark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, WPrime, Prime95, AIDA64, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Blender.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT or Intel Core i9-10980HK.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i9-10980HK

55%

Ryzen 5 3600XT

55%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i9-10980HK

55%

Ryzen 5 3600XT

54%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	97.2	96.6
Valorant	110.5	109.7
Cyberpunk 2077	61.9	61.4
Apex Legends	103.9	103.1
Call of Duty Warzone	82.9	82.3
Overwatch	89.5	88.9
Red Dead Redemption 2	76.2	75.7
DOOM Eternal	55.2	54.9
Warzone	86.2	85.6
Assassin's Creed	92.8	92.2
Valheim	91.7	91.1

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 video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. Therefore, 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 i9-10980HK

106%

Ryzen 5 3600XT

48%

To make a final 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 Core i9-10980HK is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 5 3600XT as it consumes less power: 45W vs. 95W. 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 count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video editing or video rendering, streaming, programming, machine learning, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU uses all threads and cores 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 check whether the software 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 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 i9-10980HK	AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
Cinbench 15 Single-core	219	207
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1627	1671
Cinbench 20 Single-core	507	519
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	3643	3855
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1136	1330
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	11013	9945

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

	Intel Core i9-10980HK	AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
Single-Core	2913	2831
Multi-Core	16588	18815

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

	Intel Core i9-10980HK	AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
Single-Core	1437	1386
Multi-Core	9056	8390

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

	Intel Core i9-10980HK	AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	July 23, 2020
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FCBGA1440	AM4
Core name	Comet Lake	Matisse
Architecture	x86	Zen 2
Generation	10	3
Turbo Frequency	5.3 MHz	4.5 MHz
Frequency	2.4 MHz	3.8 MHz
Cores	8	6
Threads	16	12
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	2100 millions	4200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	45 W	95 W
Memory type	DDR4-2933	DDR4
Max. Memory	128 Gb
Memory Frequency		3200
Memory bandwidth	45.8 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache		3MB
L3 cache	16 MB	32MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number		100-100000281BOX

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 3600XT is 36% better than Core i9-10980HK in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i9-10980HK has 2 more core than Ryzen 5 3600XT. 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 i9-10980HK is better: 24
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT is better: 13
However, it should be understood that the summary data in the text above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Core i9-10980HK and AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT before deciding which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i9-10980HK - all data

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

• Intel Core i9-10980HK specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT specs and review.