Intel Core i9-10980XE vs AMD Ryzen 5 4600H

Processor comparisons 17-03-2021

   You may have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the full tests Intel Core i9-10980XE vs AMD Ryzen 5 4600H and understand which is better for games or normal use for video editing, programming, streaming, rendering, machine learning. Here is useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or several benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis 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 joint testing in synthetic type tests such as PassMark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), AIDA64, Handbrake, Blender, WPrime, 3DMark, PCMark 10, Prime95, Gears 5, MATLAB, Blender, RealBench, DaVinci Resolve Studio, VeraCrypt, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, UserBenchmark, Dolphin Emulator, SuperPi, Furmark, 7zip.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 5 4600H or Intel Core i9-10980XE.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i9-10980XE

60%

Ryzen 5 4600H

54%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i9-10980XE is 10% better than Ryzen 5 4600H. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i9-10980XE

61%

Ryzen 5 4600H

53%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	108.7	94.3
Valorant	123.5	107.2
Cyberpunk 2077	69.2	60.0
Apex Legends	116.1	100.7
Call of Duty Warzone	92.6	80.4
Overwatch	100.0	86.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	85.2	74.0
DOOM Eternal	61.8	53.6
Warzone	96.3	83.6
Assassin's Creed	103.7	90.0
Valheim	102.5	89.0

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 tested computers not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: FullHD, 2K 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 i9-10980XE

28%

Ryzen 5 4600H

80%

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 5 4600H is more energy efficient than the Core i9-10980XE as it consumes less power: 165W vs. 45W. 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 plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, programming, streaming, video editing or video rendering, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor uses all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to reach maximum efficiency. 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. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the benefit 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 i9-10980XE	AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
Cinbench 15 Single-core	211	178
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	3800	1464
Cinbench 20 Single-core	480	448
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	8848	3247
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1191	1162
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	24309	8934

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

	Intel Core i9-10980XE	AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
Single-Core	2626	2514
Multi-Core	34005	14918

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

	Intel Core i9-10980XE	AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
Single-Core	1417	1083
Multi-Core	20280	6194

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 you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in the newest games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i9-10980XE	AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
Announcement date	October 01, 2019	January 06, 2020
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Socket	FCLGA2066	FP6
Core name	Cascade Lake	Renoir
Architecture	x86	Zen 2
Generation	10	3
Turbo Frequency	4.8 MHz	4 MHz
Frequency	3 MHz	3 MHz
Cores	18	6
Threads	36	12
Bus rate	8 GT/s DMI3
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	9200 millions	4600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	165 W	45 W
Memory type	DDR4-2933	DDR4 - Up to 3200MHz
Max. Memory	256 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	94 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache		3MB
L3 cache	24.75 MB	8MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number		100-000000100

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Another difference is that Core i9-10980XE has 12 more core than Ryzen 5 4600H. 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 i9-10980XE is better: 29
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 4600H is better: 5
However, it should be understood that all the figures in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch the video tests and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Core i9-10980XE and AMD Ryzen 5 4600H before making a choice which of the processors to buy for gaming.

• Intel Core i9-10980XE specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 5 4600H specs and review.