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Intel Core i7-9850H vs AMD Ryzen 5 4500U. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2019
Intel Core i7-9850H
Intel Core i7-9850H
Released
Q1/2020
Overall score
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AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-9850H or AMD Ryzen 5 4500U? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i7-9850H has a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 45 W. Released in Q2/2019.

AMD Ryzen 5 4500U has a maximum frequency of 2.30 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 15 W. Released in Q1/2020.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    697 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 12% better clock speed

    2.60 GHz left arrow 2.30 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 13% better overclocked clock speed

    4.60 GHz left arrow 4.00 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-9850H CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    213 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    229 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    159 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    260 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    430 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    538 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    714 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    481 place
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    627 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.33 times less performance per watt

    15 W left arrow 45 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 4500U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    244 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    255 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    237 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    290 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    241 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    336 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    455 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    603 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    271 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    497 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-9850H Intel Core i7-9850H
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    Intel Core i7 left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • Generation
    9 left arrow 3
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 9000H left arrow AMD Ryzen 4000U
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 2.30 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 6
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.60 GHz left arrow 4.00 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    12 left arrow 6
  • Turbo (6 Cores)
    3.20 GHz left arrow 3.80 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • 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 AMD Radeon 6 Graphics (Renoir)
  • GPU frequency
    0.35 GHz left arrow 1.50 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.15 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    24 left arrow 6
  • Shader
    192 left arrow 384
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow 2 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    9.5 left arrow 9
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Release date
    Q4/2017 left arrow Q1/2020
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 Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 5 4500U and Intel Core i7-9850H. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666LPDDR3-2133 left arrow DDR4-3200
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 12
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-9850H and AMD Ryzen 5 4500U to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    45 W left arrow 15 W
  • TDP up
    -- left arrow 25 W
  • TDP down
    35 W left arrow 10 W
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow 105 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-9850H and Intel Core i7-9850H, 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
  • L3-Cache
    12.00 MB left arrow 8.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Coffee Lake H Refresh left arrow Renoir (Zen 2)
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Socket
    BGA 1440 left arrow FP6
  • Release date
    Q2/2019 left arrow Q1/2020

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i7-9850H and AMD Ryzen 5 4500U.

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
459
Intel Core i7-9850H
448
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
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
2653
Intel Core i7-9850H
1921
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
192
Intel Core i7-9850H
176
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
1182
Intel Core i7-9850H
894
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
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
1110
Intel Core i7-9850H
1082
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
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
4783
Intel Core i7-9850H
4097
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
442
Intel Core i7-9850H
1152
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
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
13540
Intel Core i7-9850H
11245
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U

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