i9-10980HK vs Ryzen 7 8700G

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 8700G
2024
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
20.00
+86.4%
Core i9-10980HK
2020
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
10.73

Ryzen 7 8700G outperforms Core i9-10980HK by an impressive 86% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 8700G and Core i9-10980HK processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking284729
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation47.24no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Comet Lake
Power efficiency29.1022.55
Architecture codenamePhoenix (2023−2024)Comet Lake-H (2020)
Release date8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)2 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$329$583

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 8700G and Core i9-10980HK 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1616
Base clock speed4.2 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography4 nm14 nm
Die size178 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature95 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors25,000 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 8700G and Core i9-10980HK 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
SocketAM5FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Core i9-10980HK. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI1, BMI2, SHA, F16C, FMA3, NX-Bit, AMD64, EVP, AMD-V, SMAP, SMEP, SMT, Precision Boost 2, XDNA2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 8700G and Core i9-10980HK technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Core i9-10980HK are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Core i9-10980HK. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data45.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon 780MIntel UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.25 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 7 8700G and Core i9-10980HK integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Core i9-10980HK integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Core i9-10980HK integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Core i9-10980HK.

PCIe version4.04.0
PCI Express lanes2016

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.

Ryzen 7 8700G 20.00
+86.4%
i9-10980HK 10.73

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.

Ryzen 7 8700G 31772
+86.5%
i9-10980HK 17037

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Ryzen 7 8700G 16417
+19.3%
i9-10980HK 13765

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Ryzen 7 8700G 2693
+55%
i9-10980HK 1737

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.

Ryzen 7 8700G 286
+38.8%
i9-10980HK 206

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.

Ryzen 7 8700G 14.8
+46.5%
i9-10980HK 10.1

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.

Ryzen 7 8700G 8593
+25.1%
i9-10980HK 6869

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.  

Ryzen 7 8700G 156
+58.6%
i9-10980HK 98

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.  

Ryzen 7 8700G 331
+38.6%
i9-10980HK 239

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 7 8700G 12618
+54.7%
i9-10980HK 8156

Blender(-)

Ryzen 7 8700G 186
i9-10980HK 279
+50%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 7 8700G 2012
+49.3%
i9-10980HK 1348

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 7 8700G 6665
+22.6%
i9-10980HK 5437

7-Zip

Ryzen 7 8700G 75427
+58.9%
i9-10980HK 47455

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 7 8700G 336
+38.3%
i9-10980HK 243

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.00 10.73
Integrated graphics card 18.32 5.58
Recency 8 January 2024 2 April 2020
Chip lithography 4 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 45 Watt

Ryzen 7 8700G has a 86.4% higher aggregate performance score, 228.3% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

i9-10980HK, on the other hand, has 44.4% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 8700G is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i9-10980HK in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 7 8700G is a desktop processor while Core i9-10980HK is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 8700G and Core i9-10980HK, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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