Intel Core i9-9880H vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX

Processor comparisons 12-02-2023

   Let's say you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a choice after reading the detailed tests Intel Core i9-9880H vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX and understand which is better for games or simple use for rendering, streaming, video editing, programming, machine learning. Here you can find all information from many benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in software tests such as 3DMark, PassMark, Prime95, Handbrake, PCMark 10, MATLAB, Gears 5, VeraCrypt, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Dolphin Emulator, SuperPi, AIDA64, Furmark, 7zip, Blender, RealBench, GeekBench 6, 5.2, DaVinci Resolve Studio, WPrime, UserBenchmark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Blender.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX 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 9 5900HX

57%

This parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 9 5900HX is 5% better than Core i9-9880H. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i9-9880H

54%

Ryzen 9 5900HX

55%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	95.4	97.6
Valorant	108.4	110.9
Cyberpunk 2077	60.7	62.1
Apex Legends	101.9	104.3
Call of Duty Warzone	81.3	83.2
Overwatch	87.8	89.9
Red Dead Redemption 2	74.8	76.5
DOOM Eternal	54.2	55.5
Warzone	84.5	86.5
Assassin's Creed	91.0	93.2
Valheim	90.0	92.1

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, 4K or FullHD. Therefore, 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 9 5900HX

115%

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 Ryzen 9 5900HX is more energy efficient than the Core i9-9880H since it has less power consumption: 45W vs. 45W. 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 video editing or video rendering, programming, streaming, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor uses all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to reach maximum performance. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account 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 work, 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 i9-9880H	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
Cinbench 15 Single-core	191	223
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1535	2160
Cinbench 20 Single-core	447	571
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	3462	5536
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1162	1344
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	8311	12051

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

	Intel Core i9-9880H	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
Single-Core	2554	3340
Multi-Core	14080	23829

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

	Intel Core i9-9880H	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
Single-Core	1118	1561
Multi-Core	7238	9439

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 in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in the newest games. The savings are obvious! It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i9-9880H	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
Announcement date	July 07, 2019	January 12, 2021
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1440	FP6
Core name	Coffee Lake	Vermeer
Architecture	x86	Zen 3
Generation	9	3
Turbo Frequency	4.8 MHz	4.6 MHz
Frequency	2.3 MHz	3.3 MHz
Cores	8	8
Threads	16	16
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	8600 millions	9400 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	45 W	45 W
Memory type	DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133	DDR4 - Up to 3200MHz
Max. Memory	128 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	41.8 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache		4MB
L3 cache	16 MB	16MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	Expansion Options	100-000000300

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 9 5900HX is 30% better than Core i9-9880H 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 i9-9880H is better: 5
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX is better: 28
However, it should be understood that all the data in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch the testing video and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Core i9-9880H and AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX before making a choice which of the processors to buy for gaming.

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 9 5900HX specs and review.