AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS vs Intel Core i7-3770

Last updated: 2023-08-10

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS		Intel Core i7-3770
CPU comparison AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS or Intel Core i7-3770 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.00 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS was released in Q1/2022. The Intel Core i7-3770 has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-3770 was released in Q2/2012.

AMD Ryzen 9 (35)	Family	Intel Core i7 (298)
AMD Ryzen 6000H/7035H (20)	CPU group	Intel Core i 3000 (31)
5	Generation	3
Rembrandt (Zen 3+)	Architecture	Ivy Bridge S
Mobile	Segment	Desktop / Server
AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	Intel Core i7-4770

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.30 GHz (5.00 GHz). The Intel Core i7-3770 has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.40 GHz (3.90 GHz).
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-3770
8	Cores	4
16	Threads	8
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	Yes
3.30 GHz	Frequency	3.40 GHz
5.00 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.90 GHz
4.20 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	3.90 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-3770
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
AMD Radeon 680M	GPU	Intel HD Graphics 4000
2.00 GHz	GPU frequency	0.65 GHz
2.40 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	1.15 GHz
9	GPU Generation	7
6 nm	Technology	22 nm
3	Max. displays	3
12	Compute units	16
768	Shader	128
Yes	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
8 GB	Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
12	DirectX Version	11.0

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
AMD Radeon 680M	GPU	Intel HD Graphics 4000
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP9	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	No
Decode	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode

Memory & PCIe The AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-3770 can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-3770
LPDDR5-6400, DDR5-4800	Memory	DDR3-1600
64 GB	Max. Memory	32 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
76.8 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
No	ECC	No
4.00 MB	L2 Cache	--
16.00 MB	L3 Cache	8.00 MB
4.0	PCIe version	3.0
12	PCIe lanes	16
23.6 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	15.8 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS has a TDP of 35 W, that of the Intel Core i7-3770 is 77 W.
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-3770
35 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	77 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
54 W	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
105 °C	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS has a 20.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i7-3770 cache has a total of 8.00 MB.
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-3770
6 nm	Technology	22 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
FP7	Socket	LGA 1155
AMD-V, SVM	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2022	Release date	Q2/2012
--	Release price	240 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS (100%)

Intel Core i7-3770 (49%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS (100%)

Intel Core i7-3770 (27%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	1669 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-3770 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	820 (49%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	14736 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-3770 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	3650 (25%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	1651 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-3770 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	851 (52%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	10230 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-3770 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	3351 (33%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	649 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-3770 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	298 (46%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	5745 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-3770 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	1419 (25%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS AMD Radeon 680M @ 2.40 GHz	3686 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-3770 Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.15 GHz	294 (8%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	24554 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-3770 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	6402 (26%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-3770 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	732 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-3770 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	2418 (100%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.


	AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-3770 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	49 (100%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.


	AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-3770 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	597.8 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-3770 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	368 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS 8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-3770 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	1828 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS 8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-3770 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	134 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-3770 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	669 (100%)

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