AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS vs Intel Pentium 3556U

Last updated: 2024-04-16

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS		Intel Pentium 3556U
CPU comparison AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS or Intel Pentium 3556U - 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 Pentium 3556U has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium 3556U was released in Q3/2013.

AMD Ryzen 9 (40)	Family	Intel Pentium (150)
AMD Ryzen 6000H/7035H (20)	CPU group	Intel Pentium 3000 (8)
5	Generation	4
Rembrandt (Zen 3+)	Architecture	Haswell U
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

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 Pentium 3556U has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.70 GHz.
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS	Characteristic	Intel Pentium 3556U
8	Cores	2
16	Threads	2
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
3.30 GHz	Frequency	1.70 GHz
5.00 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	--
4.20 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	--


NPU AI performance The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS	Characteristic	Intel Pentium 3556U
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--
--	NPU + CPU + iGPU	--

Integrated graphics (iGPU) 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 (Haswell GT1)
2.00 GHz	GPU frequency	0.20 GHz
2.40 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	1.00 GHz
9	GPU Generation	7.5
6 nm	Technology	22 nm
3	Max. displays	3
12	Compute units	10
768	Shader	80
Yes	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
8 GB	Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
12	DirectX Version	11.1

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 (Haswell GT1)
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 Pentium 3556U can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS	Characteristic	Intel Pentium 3556U
LPDDR5-6400, DDR5-4800	Memory	LPDDR3-1333, LPDDR3-1600, DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600
64 GB	Max. Memory	16 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	2.00 MB
4.0	PCIe version	2.0
12	PCIe lanes	10
23.6 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	5.0 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 Pentium 3556U is 15 W.
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS	Characteristic	Intel Pentium 3556U
35 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	15 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
54 W	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
105 °C	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS has a 20.00 MB cache, while the Intel Pentium 3556U cache has a total of 2.00 MB.

AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS	Characteristic	Intel Pentium 3556U
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
FP7	Socket	BGA 1168
AMD-V, SVM	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2022	Release date	Q3/2013
--	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS (100%)

Intel Pentium 3556U (25%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 6980HS (100%)

Intel Pentium 3556U (6%)

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 Pentium 3556U 2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz	408 (25%)

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 Pentium 3556U 2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz	772 (8%)

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 Pentium 3556U Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) @ 1.00 GHz	160 (4%)

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 Pentium 3556U 2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz	1040 (4%)

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 Pentium 3556U 2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz	0 (0%)

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 Pentium 3556U 2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz	0 (0%)

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 Pentium 3556U 2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz	0 (0%)

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 Pentium 3556U 2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz	0 (0%)

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 Pentium 3556U 2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz	66 (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 Pentium 3556U 2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz	126 (100%)

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