Intel Core i9-9980HK vs AMD Ryzen 5 4600H

Processor comparisons 20-01-2022

   For example there are difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests Intel Core i9-9980HK vs AMD Ryzen 5 4600H and see which is better for games or normal use for machine learning, streaming, rendering, video editing, programming. Here is all information from many benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests such as MATLAB, Dolphin Emulator, Gears 5, AIDA64, Blender, WPrime, PassMark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, SuperPi, Handbrake, Blender, 7zip, RealBench, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), VeraCrypt, DaVinci Resolve Studio, 3DMark, Furmark, PCMark 10, UserBenchmark, Prime95.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 5 4600H or Intel Core i9-9980HK.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i9-9980HK

54%

Ryzen 5 4600H

54%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i9-9980HK

54%

Ryzen 5 4600H

53%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Hitman 3, Battlefield V, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Ghostrunner, Control, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), NBA 2K20, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Forza Horizon 4, Horizon Zero Dawn, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Metro Exodus, Monster Hunter World, League of Legends (LOL), DOTA 2A, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Half-Life: Alyx.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	95.7	94.3
Valorant	108.8	107.2
Cyberpunk 2077	60.9	60.0
Apex Legends	102.2	100.7
Call of Duty Warzone	81.6	80.4
Overwatch	88.1	86.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	75.0	74.0
DOOM Eternal	54.4	53.6
Warzone	84.8	83.6
Assassin's Creed	91.4	90.0
Valheim	90.3	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 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. 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 i9-9980HK

86%

Ryzen 5 4600H

80%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i9-9980HK is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 5 4600H as it consumes less power: 45W vs. 45W. 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

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video rendering or video editing, machine learning, streaming, programming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor turns on 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 find out whether 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 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 i9-9980HK	AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
Cinbench 15 Single-core	196	178
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1607	1464
Cinbench 20 Single-core	485	448
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	3503	3247
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1186	1162
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	8370	8934

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

	Intel Core i9-9980HK	AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
Single-Core	2657	2514
Multi-Core	15065	14918

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

	Intel Core i9-9980HK	AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
Single-Core	1165	1083
Multi-Core	7554	6194

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in new games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	Intel Core i9-9980HK	AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
Announcement date	July 07, 2019	January 06, 2020
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FCBGA1440	FP6
Core name	Coffee Lake	Renoir
Architecture	x86	Zen 2
Generation	9	3
Turbo Frequency	5 MHz	4 MHz
Frequency	2.4 MHz	3 MHz
Cores	8	6
Threads	16	12
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	8600 millions	4600 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		3MB
L3 cache	16 MB	8MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	Expansion Options	100-000000100

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 4600H is 20% better than Core i9-9980HK in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i9-9980HK has 2 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 i9-9980HK is better: 28
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 4600H is better: 7
Although it should be understood that all the figures in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Core i9-9980HK and AMD Ryzen 5 4600H before making a selection which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

Intel Core i9-9980HK - all data

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

• Intel Core i9-9980HK specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 5 4600H specs and review.