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

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i9-10880H and AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS 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 4900HS

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-10880H

Around 19% higher clock speed: 5.1 GHz vs 4.3 GHz
Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2765 vs 2597

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	5.1 GHz vs 4.3 GHz
L3 cache	16 MB vs 12 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2765 vs 2597

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS

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 29% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18969 vs 14642

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
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	18969 vs 14642

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2765

2597

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

14642

18969

Name	Intel Core i9-10880H	AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS
PassMark - Single thread mark	2765	2597
PassMark - CPU mark	14642	18969
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		8230

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i9-10880H	AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS
Essentials
Architecture codename	Comet Lake-H	Zen 2
Launch date	2 Apr 2020	7 Mar 2020
Place in performance rating	739	761
Series	Intel Comet Lake
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.3 GHz	3.0 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	4.3 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	35 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	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™)