Ryzen 9 5950X vs i7-8850H

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-8850H
2018
6 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
6.42
Ryzen 9 5950X
2020
16 cores / 32 threads, 105 Watt
28.70
+347%

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Core i7-8850H by a whopping 347% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-8850H and Ryzen 9 5950X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1061160
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data27.75
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i7AMD Ryzen 9
Power efficiency13.5025.87
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-H (2018−2019)Vermeer (Zen 3) (2020−2022)
Release date2 April 2018 (6 years ago)8 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$395$799

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-8850H and Ryzen 9 5950X 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads1232
Base clock speed2.6 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.3 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier2634
L1 cache384 KB1 MB
L2 cache1.5 MB8 MB
L3 cache9 MB64 MB
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm, 12 nm
Die size149 mm2CPU cores: 2x 80.7 sq. mm., I/O: 125 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C95 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-8850H and Ryzen 9 5950X 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCBGA1440AM4
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-8850H and Ryzen 9 5950X. 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, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPP+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Core i7-8850H and Ryzen 9 5950X 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 i7-8850H and Ryzen 9 5950X 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 i7-8850H and Ryzen 9 5950X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s51.196 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 630-
Max video memory64 GB-
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+-
Clear Video HD+-
Graphics max frequency1.15 GHz-
InTru 3D+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-8850H and Ryzen 9 5950X integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3-
eDP+-
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-8850H and Ryzen 9 5950X integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+-
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304@30Hz-
Max resolution over eDP4096 x 2304@60Hz-
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096 x 2304@60Hz-
Max resolution over VGAN/A-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-8850H and Ryzen 9 5950X integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12-
OpenGL4.5-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-8850H and Ryzen 9 5950X.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes16no data

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.

i7-8850H 6.42
Ryzen 9 5950X 28.70
+347%

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.

i7-8850H 10194
Ryzen 9 5950X 45593
+347%

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.

i7-8850H 1340
Ryzen 9 5950X 2215
+65.3%

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.

i7-8850H 4644
Ryzen 9 5950X 12104
+161%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

i7-8850H 6766
+1.1%
Ryzen 9 5950X 6690

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

i7-8850H 34217
Ryzen 9 5950X 56641
+65.5%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

i7-8850H 10516
Ryzen 9 5950X 17657
+67.9%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

i7-8850H 14
Ryzen 9 5950X 48
+245%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

i7-8850H 1090
Ryzen 9 5950X 4324
+297%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

i7-8850H 182
Ryzen 9 5950X 267
+46.8%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

i7-8850H 2.04
Ryzen 9 5950X 3.08
+51%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

i7-8850H 7.4
Ryzen 9 5950X 26
+251%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

i7-8850H 5922
Ryzen 9 5950X 12736
+115%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

i7-8850H 71
Ryzen 9 5950X 212
+197%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

i7-8850H 216
Ryzen 9 5950X 330
+52.7%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i7-8850H 4908
Ryzen 9 5950X 16248
+231%

Blender(-)

i7-8850H 490
+317%
Ryzen 9 5950X 118

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

i7-8850H 1121
Ryzen 9 5950X 1652
+47.3%

7-Zip Single

i7-8850H 4689
Ryzen 9 5950X 6852
+46.1%

7-Zip

i7-8850H 30851
Ryzen 9 5950X 122978
+299%

WebXPRT 3

i7-8850H 194
Ryzen 9 5950X 290
+49.2%

CrossMark Overall

i7-8850H 830
Ryzen 9 5950X 1495
+80.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.42 28.70
Recency 2 April 2018 8 October 2020
Physical cores 6 16
Threads 12 32
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 105 Watt

i7-8850H has 133.3% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 5950X, on the other hand, has a 347% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 166.7% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 9 5950X is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-8850H in performance tests.

Be aware that Core i7-8850H is a notebook processor while Ryzen 9 5950X is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-8850H and Ryzen 9 5950X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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