AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS vs Intel Core i9-11980HK

Ryzen 9 5900HS vs Core i9-11980HK specs and performance

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Ryzen 9 5900HS performs better than the Core i9-11980HK. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i9-11980HK in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores and the same number of threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Ryzen 9 5900HS has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i9-11980HK. A Ryzen 9 5900HS CPU outputs less heat than a Core i9-11980HK CPU because of its slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Ryzen 9 5900HS has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.