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AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS and Ryzen 9 5900HS vs Intel Core i7-11370H comparative benchmarks: Tiger Lake-H35 and Cezanne 35 W battle it out for single-core supremacy

AMD Cezanne and Intel Tiger Lake battle it out in the 35 W TDP segment. (Image Source: Intel/AMD with edits)
AMD Cezanne and Intel Tiger Lake battle it out in the 35 W TDP segment. (Image Source: Intel/AMD with edits)
We evaluate how the new 35 W CPUs from Intel and AMD including the Core i7-11370H, Ryzen 9 5900HS, and Ryzen 9 5980HS fare in our CPU benchmarks. We find that Intel and AMD are on par with each other in most single-core tests making them both great choices for such workloads. However, AMD may offer a more holistic package for overall mobile computing.

A lot has been said over the past few days via various leaks about the kind of performance improvements both Intel and AMD are expected to bring with their latest mobile CPU offerings. Today is the day the review embargoes lift, so we can finally offer you a glimpse into the kind of benefits that can be expected from 35 W SKUs from Intel and AMD.

In this article, we will take a quick look at the comparative benchmark scores achieved by Intel Tiger Lake-H35 Core i7-11370H, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS, and the Ryzen 9 5980HS

Both Intel and AMD claimed significant improvements to single-core performance this generation, so let's check out the scores to see if that's really the case.

Tiger Lake 35 W vs Cezanne 35 W CPU benchmarks

Starting off with our suite of Cinebench tests, we find the Ryzen 9 5980HS and the Core i7-11370H just within 4% of each other in the single-core test. The Core i7-11370H manages to pull off a not-so-shabby 9% lead over the Ryzen 9 5900HS. Tiger Lake-H35, however, seems to be only about 5% faster than the average Tiger Lake-UP4 Core i7-1185G7 in this test.

As expected, the Core i7-11370H, with just four cores and eight threads, does not stand a chance against AMD's offerings or even Intel Comet Lake-H in Cinebench R15 multi-core. That being said, we do see a significant 23% higher performance compared to Tiger Lake-UP4.

Cinebench R20 shows the gap further narrowing down between Intel and AMD 35 W parts and the differences seem to be mostly within the margin of error in the single-core test. AMD's offerings are way ahead in multi-core; interestingly, the Ryzen 9 5900HS leads the slightly higher-clocked Ryzen 9 5980HS by a perceivable 14%.

Cinebench R23 single is where the Core i7-11370H finally leads the chart albeit by a minuscule 1%, which essentially ties it with the Ryzen 8 5980HS.

In Blender, we see the Ryzen 9 5900HS not too far from the average Core i9-10980HK, but the Core i7-11370H is not able to keep pace with the new Cezanne APU.

Geekbench 5.3 sees the Core i7-11370H on par with the Ryzen 9 5900HS, but Intel's latest chip trails by 10% when compared with the Ryzen 9 5980HS. The Core i7-11370H also has a slight lead in the R Benchmark over both Cezanne 35 W parts.

HWBOT x265 4K preset favors multi-core CPUs a lot, so it is not surprising to see Cezanne 35 W scoring a home run in this test. The Core i7-11370H is about 25% faster than Tiger Lake-UP4 but trails behind significantly behind all the other CPUs in comparison.

Cinebench R15
CPU Single 64Bit
AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS
Asus ROG Flow X13 GV301QH
243 Points
Intel Core i7-11370H
Asus TUF Dash F15 FX516PR
231 Points
Intel Core i7-1185G7
MSI Prestige 14 Evo A11M-005
224 Points
Average Intel Core i7-1185G7
  (168 - 230, n=27)
215 Points
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503Q
211 Points
Average Intel Core i9-10980HK
  (198 - 219, n=15)
207 Points
Intel Core i9-10980HK
Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 GX550LXS
205 Points
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS
Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401IV
193 Points
AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76
186 Points
CPU Multi 64Bit
AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS
Asus ROG Flow X13 GV301QH
2083 Points
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503Q
2020 (1865.06min - 2020.1max) Points
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS
Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401IV
1863 Points
Intel Core i9-10980HK
Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 GX550LXS
1799 Points
Average Intel Core i9-10980HK
  (1606 - 1862, n=15)
1739 Points
AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76
1634 (1595.85min - 1741.4max) Points
Intel Core i7-11370H
Asus TUF Dash F15 FX516PR
1086 (631.76min - 1047.34max) Points
Intel Core i7-1185G7
MSI Prestige 14 Evo A11M-005
933 (873.52min - 933.34max) Points
Average Intel Core i7-1185G7
  (617 - 1066, n=32)
859 Points
Cinebench R20
CPU (Single Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS
Asus ROG Flow X13 GV301QH
604 Points
Intel Core i7-1185G7
MSI Prestige 14 Evo A11M-005
579 Points
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503Q
560 Points
Average Intel Core i7-1185G7
  (489 - 593, n=28)
557 Points
Intel Core i7-11370H
Asus TUF Dash F15 FX516PR
519 Points
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS
Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401IV
495 Points
Intel Core i9-10980HK
Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 GX550LXS
494 Points
Average Intel Core i9-10980HK
  (465 - 507, n=13)
488 Points
AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76
482 Points
CPU (Multi Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS
Asus ROG Flow X13 GV301QH
4953 Points
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503Q
4733 Points
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS
Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401IV
4288 Points
Average Intel Core i9-10980HK
  (3526 - 4487, n=13)
3933 Points
AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76
3869 Points
Intel Core i9-10980HK
Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 GX550LXS
3762 Points
Intel Core i7-1185G7
MSI Prestige 14 Evo A11M-005
2283 Points
Intel Core i7-11370H
Asus TUF Dash F15 FX516PR
2199 Points
Average Intel Core i7-1185G7
  (1425 - 2493, n=28)
2039 Points
Cinebench R23
Single Core
AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS
Asus ROG Flow X13 GV301QH
1529 Points
Intel Core i7-11370H
Asus TUF Dash F15 FX516PR
1507 Points
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503Q
1483 Points
Average Intel Core i7-1185G7
  (1251 - 1532, n=24)
1449 Points
Average Intel Core i9-10980HK
  (1228 - 1305, n=4)
1277 Points
Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS
Asus ROG Flow X13 GV301QH
12629 Points
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503Q
12333 Points
Average Intel Core i9-10980HK
  (9597 - 11641, n=4)
10605 Points
Intel Core i7-11370H
Asus TUF Dash F15 FX516PR
5786 Points
Average Intel Core i7-1185G7
  (3610 - 6383, n=24)
5324 Points
Blender - v2.79 BMW27 CPU
Average Intel Core i7-1185G7
  (478 - 745, n=28)
588 Seconds *
Intel Core i7-1185G7
MSI Prestige 14 Evo A11M-005
533 Seconds *
Intel Core i7-11370H
Asus TUF Dash F15 FX516PR
467 Seconds *
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS
Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401IV
297 Seconds *
Intel Core i9-10980HK
Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 GX550LXS
290.5 Seconds *
AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76
284 Seconds *
Average Intel Core i9-10980HK
  (239 - 299, n=13)
277 Seconds *
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503Q
249 Seconds *
AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS
Asus ROG Flow X13 GV301QH
245.6 Seconds *
Geekbench 5.5
Single-Core
AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS
Asus ROG Flow X13 GV301QH
1537 Points
Average Intel Core i7-1185G7
  (1398 - 1626, n=21)
1520 Points
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503Q
1410 Points
Intel Core i9-10980HK
Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 GX550LXS
1401 Points
Intel Core i7-1185G7
MSI Prestige 14 Evo A11M-005
1398 Points
Intel Core i7-11370H
Asus TUF Dash F15 FX516PR
1376 Points
Average Intel Core i9-10980HK
  (1283 - 1401, n=12)
1339 Points
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS
Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401IV
1218 Points
AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76
1188 Points
Multi-Core
AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS
Asus ROG Flow X13 GV301QH
8620 Points
Intel Core i9-10980HK
Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 GX550LXS
8416 Points
Average Intel Core i9-10980HK
  (7634 - 8666, n=12)
8175 Points
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503Q
7910 Points
AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76
7682 Points
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS
Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401IV
7675 Points
Intel Core i7-1185G7
MSI Prestige 14 Evo A11M-005
5560 Points
Average Intel Core i7-1185G7
  (4620 - 5944, n=21)
5460 Points
Intel Core i7-11370H
Asus TUF Dash F15 FX516PR
4733 Points
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AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS
Asus ROG Flow X13 GV301QH
71.9 s *
AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76
56.7 s *
Intel Core i7-11370H
Asus TUF Dash F15 FX516PR
56.5 s *
Intel Core i7-1185G7
MSI Prestige 14 Evo A11M-005
56.1 s *
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503Q
54.9 s *
Intel Core i9-10980HK
Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 GX550LXS
54.8 s *
Average Intel Core i9-10980HK
  (44 - 89, n=13)
53.7 s *
Average Intel Core i7-1185G7
  (41.3 - 61.7, n=26)
51 s *
R Benchmark 2.5 - Overall mean
Intel Core i7-1185G7
MSI Prestige 14 Evo A11M-005
0.591 sec *
Average Intel Core i7-1185G7
  (0.55 - 0.615, n=27)
0.586 sec *
Intel Core i9-10980HK
Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 GX550LXS
0.582 sec *
AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76
0.58 sec *
Average Intel Core i9-10980HK
  (0.561 - 0.596, n=13)
0.576 sec *
Intel Core i7-11370H
Asus TUF Dash F15 FX516PR
0.562 sec *
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503Q
0.538 sec *
AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS
Asus ROG Flow X13 GV301QH
0.504 sec *
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - 4k Preset
AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS
Asus ROG Flow X13 GV301QH
15.2 fps
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503Q
13.8 fps
Average Intel Core i9-10980HK
  (12 - 14.6, n=13)
13 fps
Intel Core i9-10980HK
Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 GX550LXS
12.5 fps
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS
Asus Zephyrus G14 GA401IV
12.19 fps
AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA502IU-ES76
12 fps
Intel Core i7-11370H
Asus TUF Dash F15 FX516PR
8.16 fps
Intel Core i7-1185G7
MSI Prestige 14 Evo A11M-005
7.12 fps
Average Intel Core i7-1185G7
  (5.02 - 8.13, n=27)
6.56 fps

* ... smaller is better

All in all, these results confirm two things:

1. AMD has been able to finally beat a Comet Lake-H Core i9-10980HK in single-core by a decent margin at just 35 W.

2. Intel can just about close the gap with Cezanne 35 W in single-core, but it really does not have the hegemony like it had till the Comet Lake generation.

Both Tiger Lake-H35 and Cezanne 35 W should be good if your primary use case is mobile gaming and better performance in single-threaded apps. But with many AAA games scaling up to six cores easily these days, those aiming for higher FPS averages may feel the pinch with Tiger Lake-H35.

Our full reviews of the Asus TUF Dash F15 FX516P, the Asus ROG Flow X13, and the Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503 will follow soon wherein we will also talk about gaming comparisons, power consumption, and noise levels for a more holistic comparison, so watch this space.

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> Expert Reviews and News on Laptops, Smartphones and Tech Innovations > News > News Archive > Newsarchive 2021 01 > AMD Ryzen 9 5980HS and Ryzen 9 5900HS vs Intel Core i7-11370H comparative benchmarks: Tiger Lake-H35 and Cezanne 35 W battle it out for single-core supremacy
Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 2021-01-26 (Update: 2021-01-26)