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Intel Core i7-8850H vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2018
Intel Core i7-8850H
Intel Core i7-8850H
Released
Q2/2022
Overall score
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600
AMD Ryzen 5 5600

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-8850H or AMD Ryzen 5 5600? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i7-8850H has a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 45 W. Released in Q1/2018.

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 has a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. 6 / 12 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q2/2022.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    483 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    45 W left arrow 65 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-8850H CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    310 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    247 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    211 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    306 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    503 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    559 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    729 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    26 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    166 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    22 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    137 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    34 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    396 place
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    250 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 26% better clock speed

    3.50 GHz left arrow 2.60 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 2 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.40 GHz left arrow 4.30 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 5600 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    124 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    156 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    101 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    145 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    208 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    322 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    199 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    147 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-8850H Intel Core i7-8850H
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 AMD Ryzen 5 5600
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Core i7 left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • Generation
    8 left arrow 4
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 8000H left arrow AMD Ryzen 5000
  • Predecessor
    -- left arrow AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    2.60 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics 630 left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU frequency
    0.35 GHz left arrow --
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.15 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    24 left arrow --
  • Shader
    192 left arrow --
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow --
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow --
  • Generation
    9.5 left arrow --
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow --
  • Release date
    Q4/2017 left arrow --
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and Intel Core i7-8850H. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2400 SO-DIMM left arrow DDR4-3200
  • Max. Memory
    left arrow 64 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-8850H and AMD Ryzen 5 5600 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    45 W left arrow 65 W
  • TDP down
    -- left arrow 45 W
  • Tjunction max.
    -- left arrow 95 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-8850H and Intel Core i7-8850H, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    -- left arrow 3.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    9.00 MB left arrow 32.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Coffee Lake H left arrow Vermeer (Zen 3)
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Socket
    BGA 1440 left arrow AM4
  • Release date
    Q1/2018 left arrow Q2/2022

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i7-8850H and AMD Ryzen 5 5600.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
403
Intel Core i7-8850H
574
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading
2468
Intel Core i7-8850H
4479
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1034
Intel Core i7-8850H
1538
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
4644
Intel Core i7-8850H
8009
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
14106
Intel Core i7-8850H
21732
AMD Ryzen 5 5600

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