AMD Ryzen 3 7330U vs Intel Core i9-11980HK

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 7330U and Intel Core i9-11980HK processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 3 7330U

Intel Core i9-11980HK

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 7330U

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm SuperFin

Launch date	4 Jan 2023 vs 11 May 2021
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 10 nm SuperFin

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-11980HK

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 16% higher clock speed: 5.00 GHz vs 4.3 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95°C
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
5x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3145728x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3278 vs 3032
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22643 vs 11051

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	5.00 GHz vs 4.3 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95°C
L1 cache	768 KB vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache	10 MB vs 512K (per core)
L3 cache	24 MB vs 8MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3278 vs 3032
PassMark - CPU mark	22643 vs 11051

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 7330U
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-11980HK

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3032

3278

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

11051

22643

Name	AMD Ryzen 3 7330U	Intel Core i9-11980HK
PassMark - Single thread mark	3032	3278
PassMark - CPU mark	11051	22643
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		6517

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 3 7330U	Intel Core i9-11980HK
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Tiger Lake
Launch date	4 Jan 2023	11 May 2021
Place in performance rating	683	641
Launch price (MSRP)		$583
Processor Number		i9-11980HK
Series		11th Generation Intel Core i9 Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	2.3 GHz
Die size	180 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	768 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	10 MB
L3 cache	8MB (shared)	24 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	10 nm SuperFin
Maximum core temperature	95°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz	5.00 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of threads	8	16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200 MHz, Dual-channel	Up to 3200 MT/s
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Graphics
Processor graphics	Radeon Graphics (Vega 4)	Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel Processors
Device ID		0x9A60
Execution Units		32
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.45 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP6	FCBGA1787
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		45 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		2.60 GHz
Configurable TDP-up		65 Watt
Configurable TDP-up Frequency		3.30 GHz
Package Size		50 x 26.5
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 16 Lanes, (CPU only)	Up to 1x16+1x4, 2x8+1x4, 1x8+3x4
Max number of PCIe lanes		20
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		7680x4320@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12.1
OpenGL		4.6
Security & Reliability
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)