AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX vs Intel Core i5-9500E

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX and Intel Core i5-9500E 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX

Intel Core i5-9500E

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
10 more threads: 16 vs 6
Around 14% higher clock speed: 4.8 GHz vs 4.20 GHz
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 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 78% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 6
Maximum frequency	4.8 GHz vs 4.20 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	512 KB vs 384 KB
L2 cache	4 MB vs 1536 KB
L3 cache	16 MB vs 9 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-9500E

2x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 64 GB

Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 64 GB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-9500E

Name	AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX	Intel Core i5-9500E
PassMark - Single thread mark	3344
PassMark - CPU mark	23583
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		2069
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		2069
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		4980
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		4980
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		7362
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		7362

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX	Intel Core i5-9500E
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Coffee Lake
Launch date	12 Jan 2021	Q2'19
OPN Tray	100-000000474
Place in performance rating	309	152
Vertical segment	Laptop	Embedded
Launch price (MSRP)		$192
Processor Number		i5-9500E
Series		9th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.3 GHz	3.00 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	1536 KB
L3 cache	16 MB	9 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.8 GHz	4.20 GHz
Number of cores	8	6
Number of GPU cores	8
Number of threads	16	6
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	68.3 GB/s	41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2666
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	2100 MHz	350 MHz
iGPU core count	8
Processor graphics	Radeon RX Vega 8	Intel UHD Graphics 630
Device ID		0x3E98
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		128 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
DVI
eDP
Number of displays supported		3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP6	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
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® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
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		4096x2160@30Hz
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