AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS vs Intel Core i7-6700TE

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS and Intel Core i7-6700TE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS

Intel Core i7-6700TE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 2 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 41% higher clock speed: 4.8 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 54% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3161 vs 2052
3.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 20443 vs 6153

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 Jan 2021 vs 19 October 2015
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.8 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	512 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB vs 8192 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3161 vs 2052
PassMark - CPU mark	20443 vs 6153

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-6700TE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3161

2052

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

20443

6153

Name	AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS	Intel Core i7-6700TE
PassMark - Single thread mark	3161	2052
PassMark - CPU mark	20443	6153
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3912
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		11914

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS	Intel Core i7-6700TE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Skylake
Launch date	12 Jan 2021	19 October 2015
OPN Tray	100-000000474
Place in performance rating	501	507
Vertical segment	Laptop	Embedded
Processor Number		i7-6700TE
Series		6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.0 GHz	2.40 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C
Maximum frequency	4.8 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of GPU cores	8
Number of threads	16	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	68.3 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	2100 MHz	350 MHz
iGPU core count	8
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 8	Intel® HD Graphics 530
Device ID		0x1912
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1 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
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP6	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015A (35W)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
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@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA		N / A
Max resolution over WiDi		1080p
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
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)
Secure Boot