Ryzen 5 4600H vs i9-10980HK

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Aggregate performance score

Core i9-10980HK
2020
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
10.73
+18.2%
Ryzen 5 4600H
2020
6 cores / 12 threads, 54 Watt
9.08

Core i9-10980HK outperforms Ryzen 5 4600H by a moderate 18% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i9-10980HK and Ryzen 5 4600H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking722841
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Comet LakeAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Power efficiency22.5715.91
Architecture codenameComet Lake-H (2020)Renoir-H (Zen 2) (2020)
Release date2 April 2020 (4 years ago)6 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$583no data

Detailed specifications

Core i9-10980HK and Ryzen 5 4600H basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores8 (Octa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed2.4 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz4 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data30
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)11 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data156 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data9800 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-10980HK and Ryzen 5 4600H compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFCBGA1440FP6
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt54 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-10980HK and Ryzen 5 4600H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data

Security technologies

Core i9-10980HK and Ryzen 5 4600H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-10980HK and Ryzen 5 4600H are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-10980HK and Ryzen 5 4600H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size128 GB64 GB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth45.8 GB/s68.27 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® ProcessorsAMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency1.25 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i9-10980HK and Ryzen 5 4600H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i9-10980HK and Ryzen 5 4600H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304@30Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096 x 2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096 x 2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i9-10980HK and Ryzen 5 4600H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-10980HK and Ryzen 5 4600H.

PCIe version4.03.0
PCI Express lanes16no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i9-10980HK 10.73
+18.2%
Ryzen 5 4600H 9.08

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i9-10980HK 17037
+18.2%
Ryzen 5 4600H 14416

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

i9-10980HK 1737
+21.9%
Ryzen 5 4600H 1425

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

i9-10980HK 206
+17%
Ryzen 5 4600H 176

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

i9-10980HK 10.1
+102%
Ryzen 5 4600H 5

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

i9-10980HK 98
+18.5%
Ryzen 5 4600H 83

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

i9-10980HK 239
+21.1%
Ryzen 5 4600H 197

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

i9-10980HK 6869
+56.8%
Ryzen 5 4600H 4380

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i9-10980HK 8156
+34.1%
Ryzen 5 4600H 6080

Blender(-)

i9-10980HK 279
Ryzen 5 4600H 352
+26.2%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

i9-10980HK 1348
+20.6%
Ryzen 5 4600H 1117

7-Zip Single

i9-10980HK 5437
+23.7%
Ryzen 5 4600H 4397

7-Zip

i9-10980HK 47455
+26.1%
Ryzen 5 4600H 37643

WebXPRT 3

i9-10980HK 243
+17.4%
Ryzen 5 4600H 207

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.73 9.08
Recency 2 April 2020 6 January 2020
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 54 Watt

i9-10980HK has a 18.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 months, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and 20% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 4600H, on the other hand, has a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i9-10980HK is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 4600H in performance tests.


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