Intel Core i9 11980HK vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS
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We compared two 8-core laptop CPUs: the 2.6-3.3 GHz Intel Core i9 11980HK against the 3.0 GHz AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i9 11980HK
- Unlocked multiplier
- Supports up to 128 GB DDR4-3200 RAM
- Has 8 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
- Newer PCI Express version – 4.0
- 22% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2226 vs 1825 points
- 9% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5 GHz vs 4.6 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS
- More powerful Radeon RX Vega 8 integrated graphics: 2.2 vs 0.7 TFLOPS
- More modern manufacturing process – 7 versus 10 nanometers
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 961.5 MB/sec | 609.2 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 86.4 Klines/sec | 61.3 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 203.2 pages/sec | 124.3 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 334.4 Mpixels/sec | 230 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 222.1 pages/sec | 204.8 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 33.9 images/sec | 26.1 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 84 images/sec | 53.2 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 18.5 Mpixels/sec | 18.7 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 77 GOps/sec | 83.7 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 45.3 GOps/sec | 46.1 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 98M Primes/sec | 46M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 31M Strings/sec | 28.7M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 13.4 GBytes/sec | 17.4 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 259.3 MBytes/sec | 276.3 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 1095 Frames/sec | 762 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 17.2B Matrices/sec | 18.7B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 11.8 PPW | 19.7 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 162.2 PPW | 210.9 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 337 PPW | 600.2 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 3.19 PPW | 4.7 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i9 11980HK and AMD Ryzen 9 5900HSGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Amd |
| Released | May 11, 2021 | January 12, 2021 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Tiger Lake | Zen 3 (Cezanne) |
| Model number | i9-11980HK | - |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics for 11th Gen (32 EU) | Radeon RX Vega 8 |
| Rival Equivalent | - | - Intel Core i9 11980HK |
| Successor | - Intel Core i9 13900HK | - AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS |
Intel CPU rating (#165th place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#133rd place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 8 | 8 |
| P-Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.6-3.3 GHz | 3.0 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
| Total Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Total Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 26-33x | 30x |
| Bus Bandwidth | 8 GT/s | - |
| L1 Cache | 96K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1280K (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 24MB (shared) | 16MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | No |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 10 nm | 7 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 45-65 W (configurable) | 35 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 110 W | - |
| Socket | BGA-1787 | FP6 |
| Peak Temperature | 100°C | 105°C |
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen (32 EU) | Radeon RX Vega 8 |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1450 MHz | 2100 MHz |
| Shading Units | 256 | 512 |
| TMUs | 16 | 32 |
| ROPs | 8 | 8 |
| Execution Units | 32 | 8 |
| TGP | 15 W | 25 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR4-3200 | - DDR4-3200 - LPDDR4-4266 |
| Max. Memory Size | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | - |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core i9 11980HK official page | - |
| PCI Express Version | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | 12 |
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