i7-8850H vs Ryzen 5 5600X3D

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 5600X3D
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 105 Watt
13.80
+115%
Core i7-8850H
2018
6 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
6.42

Ryzen 5 5600X3D outperforms Core i7-8850H by a whopping 115% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 5600X3D and Core i7-8850H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking5381061
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation41.97no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core i7
Power efficiency12.4413.50
Architecture codenameVermeer (2020−2024)Coffee Lake-H (2018−2019)
Release date7 July 2023 (1 year ago)2 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$229$395

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5600X3D and Core i7-8850H 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1212
Base clock speed3.3 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data26
L1 cache64 KB (per core)384 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)1.5 MB
L3 cache96 MB (shared)9 MB
Chip lithography7 nm14 nm
Die size74 mm2149 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5600X3D and Core i7-8850H 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)
SocketAM4FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5600X3D and Core i7-8850H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPP-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 5600X3D and Core i7-8850H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5600X3D and Core i7-8850H are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5600X3D and Core i7-8850H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data42.671 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AIntel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.15 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 5600X3D and Core i7-8850H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 5600X3D and Core i7-8850H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 5600X3D and Core i7-8850H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5600X3D and Core i7-8850H.

PCIe version4.03.0
PCI Express lanes2016

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.

Ryzen 5 5600X3D 13.80
+115%
i7-8850H 6.42

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.

Ryzen 5 5600X3D 21921
+115%
i7-8850H 10194

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.

Ryzen 5 5600X3D 2083
+55.4%
i7-8850H 1340

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.

Ryzen 5 5600X3D 9374
+102%
i7-8850H 4644

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.80 6.42
Recency 7 July 2023 2 April 2018
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 45 Watt

Ryzen 5 5600X3D has a 115% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

i7-8850H, on the other hand, has 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 5600X3D is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-8850H in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 5600X3D is a desktop processor while Core i7-8850H is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 5600X3D and Core i7-8850H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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