Intel Core i9-9880H vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600

Processor comparisons 18-01-2022

   If you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a choice after reading the full tests Intel Core i9-9880H vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600 and understand which is better for games or simple use for rendering, machine learning, video editing, programming, streaming. Here is all information from different benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in special testing software such as WPrime, Handbrake, Blender, AIDA64, Gears 5, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Blender, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), 7zip, SuperPi, PassMark, Furmark, MATLAB, RealBench, Prime95, Dolphin Emulator, DaVinci Resolve Studio, 3DMark, PCMark 10, VeraCrypt, UserBenchmark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 5 2600 or Intel Core i9-9880H.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i9-9880H

54%

Ryzen 5 2600

54%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i9-9880H

54%

Ryzen 5 2600

53%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play 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 less popular games in which processors were compared: League of Legends (LOL), Monster Hunter World, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, DOTA 2A, Forza Horizon 4, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), NBA 2K20, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Ghostrunner, Hitman 3, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Horizon Zero Dawn, Metro Exodus, Half-Life: Alyx, Control, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Battlefield V.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	95.4	94.8
Valorant	108.4	107.8
Cyberpunk 2077	60.7	60.4
Apex Legends	101.9	101.3
Call of Duty Warzone	81.3	80.8
Overwatch	87.8	87.3
Red Dead Redemption 2	74.8	74.4
DOOM Eternal	54.2	53.9
Warzone	84.5	84.1
Assassin's Creed	91.0	90.5
Valheim	90.0	89.5

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: 4K, 2K or FullHD. 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 i9-9880H

82%

Ryzen 5 2600

56%

To make a finishing choice 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 i9-9880H is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 5 2600 since it has less power consumption: 45W vs. 65W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must 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 streaming, video rendering or video editing, programming, machine learning, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the CPU turns on 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 software 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 are unused.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i9-9880H	AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Cinbench 15 Single-core	191	164
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1535	1310
Cinbench 20 Single-core	447	374
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	3462	2736
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1162	1024
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	8311	7220

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

	Intel Core i9-9880H	AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Single-Core	2554	2280
Multi-Core	14080	13255

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

	Intel Core i9-9880H	AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Single-Core	1118	1104
Multi-Core	7238	6712

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 later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i9-9880H	AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Announcement date	July 07, 2019	April 19, 2018
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FCBGA1440	AM4
Core name	Coffee Lake	Pinnacle Ridge
Architecture	x86	Zen+
Generation	9	2
Turbo Frequency	4.8 MHz	3.9 MHz
Frequency	2.3 MHz	3.4 MHz
Cores	8	6
Threads	16	12
Bus rate	8 GT/s	4 Ã— 8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Transistors count	8600 millions	3600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	45 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133	DDR4
Max. Memory	128 Gb
Memory Frequency		2933
Memory bandwidth	41.8 GB/s
L1 cache		576KB
L2 cache		3MB
L3 cache	16 MB	16MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	Expansion Options	YD2600BBM6IAF YD2600BBAFBOX YD2600BBAFMPK

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 2600 is 32% better than Core i9-9880H in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i9-9880H has 2 more core than Ryzen 5 2600. 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 i9-9880H is better: 31
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 2600 is better: 7
Although it should be understood that all the number in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Core i9-9880H and AMD Ryzen 5 2600 before deciding which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i9-9880H - all data

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

• Intel Core i9-9880H specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 5 2600 specs and review.