Ryzen 7 3700U vs i7-9850HL

Aggregate performance score

Core i7-9850HL
2019
6 cores / 12 threads, 25 Watt
5.07
+10.7%
Ryzen 7 3700U
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.58

Core i7-9850HL outperforms Ryzen 7 3700U by a moderate 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-9850HL and Ryzen 7 3700U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking12211308
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 7
Power efficiency18.8428.36
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-HR (2019)Picasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020)
Release dateJune 2019 (5 years ago)6 January 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i7-9850HL and Ryzen 7 3700U 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads128
Base clock speed1.9 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeno dataPCIe 3.0
Multiplierno data23
L1 cache64K (per core)384 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)2 MB
L3 cache9 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm12 nm
Die size149 mm2209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data4940 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-9850HL and Ryzen 7 3700U 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketIntel BGA1440FP5
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-9850HL and Ryzen 7 3700U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, 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
TSX+-

Security technologies

Core i7-9850HL and Ryzen 7 3700U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-9850HL and Ryzen 7 3700U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-9850HL and Ryzen 7 3700U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics 630AMD Radeon RX Vega 10

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-9850HL and Ryzen 7 3700U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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.

i7-9850HL 5.07
+10.7%
Ryzen 7 3700U 4.58

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.

i7-9850HL 7897
+10.5%
Ryzen 7 3700U 7146

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.07 4.58
Integrated graphics card 3.09 4.24
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 15 Watt

i7-9850HL has a 10.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Ryzen 7 3700U, on the other hand, has 37.2% faster integrated GPU, a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

The Core i7-9850HL is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 3700U in performance tests.


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