AMD Ryzen 5 3550H vs Intel Core i9-9980HK

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Combined performance score

i9-9980HK
9.19
+80.6%

Core i9-9980HK outperforms Ryzen 5 3550H by 81% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Core i9-9980HK and Ryzen 5 3550H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking7481105
Place by popularitynot in top-10091
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i9AMD Ryzen 5
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-HR (2019)Picasso-U (Zen+)
Release date23 April 2019 (4 years old)6 January 2019 (5 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$583no data
Current price$1084 (1.9x MSRP)$734

Technical specs

Core i9-9980HK and Ryzen 5 3550H 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads168
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed5 GHz3.7 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)128K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm12 nm
Die size149 mm2209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data4940 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-9980HK and Ryzen 5 3550H 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1440FP5
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-9980HK and Ryzen 5 3550H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPP-no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Core i9-9980HK and Ryzen 5 3550H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-9980HK and Ryzen 5 3550H 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 i9-9980HK and Ryzen 5 3550H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size128 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth41.8 GB/s38.4 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics 630AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+no data
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.25 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i9-9980HK and Ryzen 5 3550H integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i9-9980HK and Ryzen 5 3550H 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
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i9-9980HK and Ryzen 5 3550H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-9980HK and Ryzen 5 3550H.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1612

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.

i9-9980HK 9.19
+80.6%
Ryzen 5 3550H 5.09

Core i9-9980HK outperforms Ryzen 5 3550H by 81% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

i9-9980HK 14119
+80.5%
Ryzen 5 3550H 7820

Core i9-9980HK outperforms Ryzen 5 3550H by 81% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i9-9980HK 1432
+52%
Ryzen 5 3550H 942

Core i9-9980HK outperforms Ryzen 5 3550H by 52% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i9-9980HK 6342
+123%
Ryzen 5 3550H 2846

Core i9-9980HK outperforms Ryzen 5 3550H by 123% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

i9-9980HK 7970
+73.6%
Ryzen 5 3550H 4592

Core i9-9980HK outperforms Ryzen 5 3550H by 74% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i9-9980HK 44455
+128%
Ryzen 5 3550H 19521

Core i9-9980HK outperforms Ryzen 5 3550H by 128% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i9-9980HK 13208
+84.1%
Ryzen 5 3550H 7174

Core i9-9980HK outperforms Ryzen 5 3550H by 84% in 3DMark06 CPU.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

i9-9980HK 4.36
+75.9%
Ryzen 5 3550H 7.67

Ryzen 5 3550H outperforms Core i9-9980HK by 76% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

i9-9980HK 17
+101%
Ryzen 5 3550H 9

Core i9-9980HK outperforms Ryzen 5 3550H by 101% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Benchmark coverage: 15%

i9-9980HK 1624
+119%
Ryzen 5 3550H 742

Core i9-9980HK outperforms Ryzen 5 3550H by 119% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

i9-9980HK 201
+39.6%
Ryzen 5 3550H 144

Core i9-9980HK outperforms Ryzen 5 3550H by 40% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark 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 loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

i9-9980HK 2.28
+38.2%
Ryzen 5 3550H 1.65

Core i9-9980HK outperforms Ryzen 5 3550H by 38% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i9-9980HK 10.2
+117%
Ryzen 5 3550H 4.7

Core i9-9980HK outperforms Ryzen 5 3550H by 117% in TrueCrypt AES.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i9-9980HK 7351
+151%
Ryzen 5 3550H 2929

Core i9-9980HK outperforms Ryzen 5 3550H by 151% in WinRAR 4.0.

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.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i9-9980HK 238
+62.2%
Ryzen 5 3550H 147

Core i9-9980HK outperforms Ryzen 5 3550H by 62% in x264 encoding pass 1.

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.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i9-9980HK 94
+112%
Ryzen 5 3550H 44

Core i9-9980HK outperforms Ryzen 5 3550H by 112% in x264 encoding pass 2.

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

i9-9980HK 4871
+45.3%
Ryzen 5 3550H 3353

Core i9-9980HK outperforms Ryzen 5 3550H by 45% in Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core.

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

i9-9980HK 31724
+120%
Ryzen 5 3550H 14437

Core i9-9980HK outperforms Ryzen 5 3550H by 120% in Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 9.19 5.09
Integrated graphics card 3.08 4.48
Recency 23 April 2019 6 January 2019
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 16 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 35 Watt

The Core i9-9980HK is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 3550H in performance tests.


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