Ryzen 7 6800U vs i5-9300HF

Aggregate performance score

Core i5-9300HF
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
4.61
Ryzen 7 6800U
2022
8 cores / 16 threads, 15 Watt
12.97
+181%

Ryzen 7 6800U outperforms Core i5-9300HF by a whopping 181% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-9300HF and Ryzen 7 6800U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1287580
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5AMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Power efficiency9.7081.83
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-H (2018−2019)Rembrandt-U (Zen 3+) (2022)
Release date30 April 2019 (5 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$250no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-9300HF and Ryzen 7 6800U basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads816
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz4.7 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/s DMIno data
L1 cache256 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm6 nm
Die sizeno data208 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C95 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-9300HF and Ryzen 7 6800U compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFCBGA1440FP7
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-9300HF and Ryzen 7 6800U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Core i5-9300HF and Ryzen 7 6800U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-9300HF and Ryzen 7 6800U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-9300HF and Ryzen 7 6800U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth41.8 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 680M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-9300HF and Ryzen 7 6800U.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes1620

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i5-9300HF 4.61
Ryzen 7 6800U 12.97
+181%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i5-9300HF 7327
Ryzen 7 6800U 20600
+181%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i5-9300HF 1284
Ryzen 7 6800U 1715
+33.6%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i5-9300HF 3648
Ryzen 7 6800U 7423
+103%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i5-9300HF 4370
Ryzen 7 6800U 7678
+75.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.61 12.97
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 8 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 7 6800U has a 181.3% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 6800U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-9300HF in performance tests.


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