i9-10980HK vs Ryzen 5 3600X

Place in the ranking	690	729
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	18.87	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	Intel Comet Lake
Power efficiency	11.41	22.57
Architecture codename	Matisse (2019−2020)	Comet Lake-H (2020)
Release date	7 July 2019 (5 years ago)	2 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$249	$583

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3600X 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 cores	6 (Hexa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	12	16
Base clock speed	3.8 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.4 GHz	5.1 GHz
Bus rate	no data	8 GT/s
L1 cache	96K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB (shared)	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm, 12 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	4,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3600X 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	AM4	FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3600X and Core i9-10980HK. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
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	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 3600X and Core i9-10980HK technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3600X and Core i9-10980HK 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 Ryzen 5 3600X and Core i9-10980HK. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR4
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	45.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	-	Intel UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Graphics max frequency	-	1.25 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 3600X and Core i9-10980HK integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	-	3
eDP	-	+
DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+
DVI	-	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 3600X and Core i9-10980HK integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	-	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	-	4096 x 2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP	-	4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	-	4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 3600X and Core i9-10980HK integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	-	12
OpenGL	-	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3600X and Core i9-10980HK.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

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 5 3600X 11.45
+6.7%

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 5 3600X 18185
+6.7%

i9-10980HK 17037

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	11.45	10.73
Recency	7 July 2019	2 April 2020
Physical cores	6	8
Threads	12	16
Chip lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	45 Watt

Ryzen 5 3600X has a 6.7% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

i9-10980HK, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 months, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and 111.1% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Ryzen 5 3600X and Core i9-10980HK.

Note that Ryzen 5 3600X is a desktop processor while Core i9-10980HK is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 3600X and Core i9-10980HK, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.