Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H vs i9-11950H

Place in the ranking	565	492
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Tiger Lake	no data
Power efficiency	35.99	30.62
Architecture codename	Tiger Lake-H (2021)	Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022)
Release date	11 May 2021 (3 years ago)	19 April 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i9-11950H and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H 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 cores	8 (Octa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	16	16
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	5 GHz	4.9 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	96K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1.25 MB (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	24 MB (shared)	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	10 nm SuperFin	6 nm
Die size	no data	208 mm²
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-11950H and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	FCBGA1787	FP7
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-11950H and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	PRO, MMX, 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	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
SIPP	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Core i9-11950H and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
SGX	-	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-11950H and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H 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 i9-11950H and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR5
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel Processors	AMD Radeon 680M ( - 2400 MHz)
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Graphics max frequency	1.45 GHz	no data
Execution Units	32	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i9-11950H and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i9-11950H and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680x4320@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i9-11950H and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12.1	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-11950H and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H.

PCIe version	4.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	20	20

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.

i9-11950H 13.32

Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H 14.57
+9.4%

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.

i9-11950H 21152

Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H 23146
+9.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	13.32	14.57
Integrated graphics card	5.58	14.99
Recency	11 May 2021	19 April 2022
Chip lithography	10 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	45 Watt

i9-11950H has 28.6% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H, on the other hand, has a 9.4% higher aggregate performance score, 168.6% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 11 months, and a 66.7% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core i9-11950H and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i9-11950H and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.