Intel Core i9-13980HX vs AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS

Processor comparisons 29-01-2023

   If there are difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests Intel Core i9-13980HX vs AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS and decide which is better for games or normal use for programming, video editing, streaming, rendering, machine learning. Here you can find useful information from various benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests like PCMark 10, Prime95, Furmark, SuperPi, Blender, AIDA64, 3DMark, PassMark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Gears 5, MATLAB, RealBench, UserBenchmark, WPrime, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), VeraCrypt, DaVinci Resolve Studio, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Dolphin Emulator, Handbrake, Blender, 7zip.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS or Intel Core i9-13980HX.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i9-13980HX

67%

Ryzen 9 4900HS

56%

The number of this parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i9-13980HX is 16% better than Ryzen 9 4900HS. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i9-13980HX

63%

Ryzen 9 4900HS

54%

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 the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think 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 other games in which processors were compared: Ghostrunner, DOTA 2A, NBA 2K20, Hitman 3, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Forza Horizon 4, Control, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), League of Legends (LOL), Half-Life: Alyx, Metro Exodus, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Monster Hunter World, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Horizon Zero Dawn, Battlefield V, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	111.3	96.2
Valorant	126.5	109.3
Cyberpunk 2077	70.8	61.2
Apex Legends	118.9	102.8
Call of Duty Warzone	94.8	82.0
Overwatch	102.4	88.5
Red Dead Redemption 2	87.3	75.4
DOOM Eternal	63.2	54.7
Warzone	98.6	85.3
Assassin's Creed	106.2	91.8
Valheim	105.0	90.7

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 amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. 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 i9-13980HX

135%

Ryzen 9 4900HS

118%

To make a final 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 Core i9-13980HX is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 9 4900HS since it has less power consumption: 55W vs. 35W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to calculate 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 streaming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the CPU turns on all cores and threads that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the software 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 run, 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 i9-13980HX	AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS
Cinbench 15 Single-core	495	200
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	5225	1918
Cinbench 20 Single-core	822	495
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	11663	4315
Cinbench 23 Single-core	2902	1246
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	33649	11006

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

	Intel Core i9-13980HX	AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS
Single-Core	2422	2636
Multi-Core	58763	19763

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

	Intel Core i9-13980HX	AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS
Single-Core	2235	1239
Multi-Core	22830	8032

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 in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in new games. The savings are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i9-13980HX	AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS
Announcement date	January 25, 2023	April 01, 2020
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1964	FP6
Core name	Raptor Lake	Renoir
Architecture	x86	Zen 2
Generation	13	2
Turbo Frequency	5.6 MHz	4.3 MHz
Frequency	4 MHz	3 MHz
Cores	24	8
Threads	32	16
Bus rate	16 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm
Transistors count	14200 millions	8600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	55 W	35 W
Memory type	Up to DDR5 5600 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s
Max. Memory	128 Gb
Memory Frequency	6500
Memory bandwidth	89.6 GB/s
L1 cache	2 MB
L2 cache	8 MB
L3 cache	36 MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	Yes	No
Part number	Expansion Options

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i9-13980HX is 25% better than Ryzen 9 4900HS in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i9-13980HX has 16 more core than Ryzen 9 4900HS. 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 i9-13980HX is better: 35
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS is better: 3
However, it should be realized that all the figures in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Core i9-13980HX and AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS before making a decision which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

Intel Core i9-13980HX - all data

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

• Intel Core i9-13980HX specs and review.

AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS - all data

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

• AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS specs and review.