AMD Ryzen 5 3500C vs Intel Core i9-9980HK

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3500C and Intel Core i9-9980HK processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Graphics image quality, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 5 3500C

Intel Core i9-9980HK

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3500C

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 100 °C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 14 nm
3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Launch date	22 Sep 2020 vs 23 April 2019
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 100 °C
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-9980HK

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 35% higher clock speed: 5.00 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2529 vs 1984
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14113 vs 5682

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	5.00 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB vs 384 KB
L3 cache	16 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2529 vs 1984
PassMark - CPU mark	14113 vs 5682

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3500C
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-9980HK

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1984

2529

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5682

14113

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 3500C	Intel Core i9-9980HK
PassMark - Single thread mark	1984	2529
PassMark - CPU mark	5682	14113
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1168
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6753
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		8280

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 3500C	Intel Core i9-9980HK
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Coffee Lake
Family	AMD Ryzen Processors	Core i9
Launch date	22 Sep 2020	23 April 2019
OPN Tray	YM350CC4T4MFG
Place in performance rating	1252	1030
Series	AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile	i9-9000
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$583
Processor Number		i9-9980HK
Performance
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	2.40 GHz
Compute Cores	12
L1 cache	384 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	100 °C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	5.00 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of GPU cores	8
Number of threads	8	16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		41.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Supported memory types		DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	1200 MHz
iGPU core count	8
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 8 Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 630
Device ID		0x3E9B
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.25 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
DVI
eDP
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL		4.5
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	45 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Socket Count		FCBGA1440
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
FreeSync
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@30Hz
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)