AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS vs Intel Core i9-10980HK

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS and Intel Core i9-10980HK processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, 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 5 4600HS

Intel Core i9-10980HK

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 100°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 45 Watt

Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	768 KB vs 512 KB
L2 cache	3 MB vs 2 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-10980HK

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 33% higher clock speed: 5.30 GHz vs 4.0 GHz
Around 9% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
4x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 32 GB
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2775 vs 2398
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15402 vs 14247

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	16 Mar 2020 vs 6 Jan 2020
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Maximum frequency	5.30 GHz vs 4.0 GHz
L3 cache	12 MB vs 11 MB
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2775 vs 2398
PassMark - CPU mark	15402 vs 14247

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-10980HK

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2398

2775

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

14247

15402

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS	Intel Core i9-10980HK
PassMark - Single thread mark	2398	2775
PassMark - CPU mark	14247	15402
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		5818

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 4600HS	Intel Core i9-10980HK
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Comet Lake
Launch date	6 Jan 2020	16 Mar 2020
Place in performance rating	923	885
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$583
Processor Number		i9-10980HK
Series		10th Generation Intel Core i9 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.0 GHz	2.40 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	11 MB	12 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.0 GHz	5.30 GHz
Number of cores	6	8
Number of threads	12	16
Transistor count	9800 million
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	32 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-4266	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory bandwidth		45.8 GB/s
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP6	FCBGA1440
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	45 Watt
Configurable TDP-up		65 Watt
Configurable TDP-up Frequency		3.10 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		42mm x 28mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	12	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Graphics
Device ID		0x9BC4
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.25 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
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
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
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)