Intel Core i9-9980HK vs AMD RX-418GD

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i9-9980HK and AMD RX-418GD processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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).

Intel Core i9-9980HK

AMD RX-418GD

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-9980HK

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 6 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
12 more threads: 16 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 60% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

Launch date	23 April 2019 vs 21 October 2015
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
L1 cache	512 KB vs 320 KB

Reasons to consider the AMD RX-418GD

Around 63900% higher clock speed: 3200 MHz vs 5.00 GHz
Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 45 Watt

Maximum frequency	3200 MHz vs 5.00 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 45 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i9-9980HK
CPU 2: AMD RX-418GD

Name	Intel Core i9-9980HK	AMD RX-418GD
PassMark - Single thread mark	2527
PassMark - CPU mark	14093
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1168
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6753
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	8280
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1050
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1050
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1543
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1543
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4536
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4536

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i9-9980HK	AMD RX-418GD
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Merlin Falcon
Family	Core i9	AMD R-Series
Launch date	23 April 2019	21 October 2015
Launch price (MSRP)	$583
Place in performance rating	1028	1220
Processor Number	i9-9980HK
Series	i9-9000
Vertical segment	Mobile	Embedded
Price now		RX-418GD
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	1800 MHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI
L1 cache	512 KB	320 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C
Maximum frequency	5.00 GHz	3200 MHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	16	4
Unlocked
Die size		1073 mm2
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.8 GB/s	38.4 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133	DDR3-2133, DDR4-2400
Graphics
Device ID	0x3E9B
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz	800 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.25 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	64 GB
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 630	Radeon R6 series
Number of pipelines		384
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	3
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@30Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.4
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Socket Count	FCBGA1440
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	35 Watt
Configurable TDP		12-35 Watt
Package Size		micro-BGA
Sockets supported		BGA (FP4)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
UART
USB revision		3.0
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)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)