Intel Core i9-10980HK vs AMD Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition

Processor comparisons   24-03-2021
   For example there are difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests Intel Core i9-10980HK vs AMD Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition and see which is better for games or normal use for rendering, programming, video editing, streaming, machine learning. Here you can find all information from real streaming and video editing tests or different benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in special testing software such as RealBench, AIDA64, 3DMark, SuperPi, Gears 5, 7zip, MATLAB, PassMark, Furmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Dolphin Emulator, DaVinci Resolve Studio, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Handbrake, Blender, Prime95, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), WPrime, PCMark 10, UserBenchmark, Blender, VeraCrypt.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition 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 7 Extreme Edition

55%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i9-10980HK

55%

Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition

53%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	97.2	94.8
Valorant	110.5	107.7
Cyberpunk 2077	61.9	60.3
Apex Legends	103.9	101.2
Call of Duty Warzone	82.9	80.8
Overwatch	89.5	87.2
Red Dead Redemption 2	76.2	74.3
DOOM Eternal	55.2	53.8
Warzone	86.2	84.0
Assassin's Creed	92.8	90.5
Valheim	91.7	89.4

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 compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i9-10980HK

106%

Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition

158%

To make a final decision 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 7 Extreme Edition is more energy efficient than the Core i9-10980HK since it has less power consumption: 45W vs. 25W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful 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 programming, video rendering or video editing, machine learning, streaming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU includes all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to achieve 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 program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that 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 i9-10980HK	AMD Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition
Cinbench 15 Single-core	219	190
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1627	1647
Cinbench 20 Single-core	507	454
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	3643	3702
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1136	1188
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	11013	10190

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

	Intel Core i9-10980HK	AMD Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition
Single-Core	2913	2659
Multi-Core	16588	18228

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

	Intel Core i9-10980HK	AMD Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition
Single-Core	1437	1191
Multi-Core	9056	6633

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. 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 continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. The economy 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 7 Extreme Edition
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	April 01, 2020
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1440	FP6
Core name	Comet Lake	Renoir
Architecture	x86	Zen 2
Generation	10	2
Turbo Frequency	5.3 MHz	4.2 MHz
Frequency	2.4 MHz	1.8 MHz
Cores	8	8
Threads	16	16
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm
Transistors count	2100 millions	5400 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	45 W	25 W
Memory type	DDR4-2933	DDR4 - Up to 3200MHz
Max. Memory	128 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	45.8 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache		4MB
L3 cache	16 MB	8MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number		100-000000097

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i9-10980HK is 25% better than Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition 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 i9-10980HK is better: 23
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition is better: 9
However, it should be realized that all the figures in the article above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the testing video and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Core i9-10980HK and AMD Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition before making a selection 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 7 Extreme Edition - all data

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

• AMD Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition specs and review.