Intel Core i9-10880H vs AMD Ryzen 9 4900H

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i9-10880H and AMD Ryzen 9 4900H processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Graphics interfaces, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Core i9-10880H

AMD Ryzen 9 4900H

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-10880H

Around 16% higher clock speed: 5.1 GHz vs 4.4 GHz
Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2761 vs 2708

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	5.1 GHz vs 4.4 GHz
L3 cache	16 MB vs 12 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2761 vs 2708

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 4900H

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 L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19155 vs 14431

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 100 °C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	1 MB vs 512 KB
L2 cache	4 MB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	19155 vs 14431

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i9-10880H
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 9 4900H

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2761

2708

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

14431

19155

Name	Intel Core i9-10880H	AMD Ryzen 9 4900H
PassMark - Single thread mark	2761	2708
PassMark - CPU mark	14431	19155
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		8370

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i9-10880H	AMD Ryzen 9 4900H
Essentials
Architecture codename	Comet Lake-H	Zen 2
Launch date	2 Apr 2020	16 Mar 2020
Place in performance rating	744	714
Series	Intel Comet Lake
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.3 GHz	3.3 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	1 MB
L2 cache	2 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	12 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	105 °C
Maximum frequency	5.1 GHz	4.4 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	16	16
Unlocked
Number of GPU cores		8
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-4266
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCBGA1440	FP6
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	45 Watt
Configurable TDP		35-54 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)