AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX vs Intel Core i7-9700E

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX and Intel Core i7-9700E 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX

  • 8 more threads: 16 vs 8
  • Around 9% higher clock speed: 4.8 GHz vs 4.40 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
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 33% 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
  • Around 31% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3343 vs 2557
  • Around 82% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 23561 vs 12911
Specifications (specs)
Number of threads 16 vs 8
Maximum frequency 4.8 GHz vs 4.40 GHz
Maximum core temperature 105 °C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache 4 MB vs 2 MB
L3 cache 16 MB vs 12 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3343 vs 2557
PassMark - CPU mark 23561 vs 12911

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-9700E

  • 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 i7-9700E

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3343
2557
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
23561
12911
Name AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX Intel Core i7-9700E
PassMark - Single thread mark 3343 2557
PassMark - CPU mark 23561 12911
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2179
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2179
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 5215
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 5215
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 7655
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 7655

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX Intel Core i7-9700E

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 3 Coffee Lake
Launch date 12 Jan 2021 Q2'19
OPN Tray 100-000000474
Place in performance rating 310 211
Vertical segment Laptop Embedded
Launch price (MSRP) $323
Processor Number i7-9700E
Series 9th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 3.3 GHz 2.60 GHz
L1 cache 512 KB 512 KB
L2 cache 4 MB 2 MB
L3 cache 16 MB 12 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 105 °C 100°C
Maximum frequency 4.8 GHz 4.40 GHz
Number of cores 8 8
Number of GPU cores 8
Number of threads 16 8
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 1.15 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