Ryzen Z1 Extreme vs Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 15 Watt
10.67
Ryzen Z1 Extreme
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 15 Watt
15.82
+48.3%

Ryzen Z1 Extreme outperforms Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U by a considerable 48% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U and Ryzen Z1 Extreme processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking730423
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesCezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Power efficiency67.3299.81
Architecture codenameCezanne-U PRO (Zen 3) (2021)Phoenix (Zen 4) (2023)
Release date16 March 2021 (3 years ago)May 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U and Ryzen Z1 Extreme 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1616
Base clock speed1.9 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz5.1 GHz
Multiplier19no data
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm4 nm
Die size180 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors10,700 million25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U and Ryzen Z1 Extreme 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
SocketFP6FP8
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U and Ryzen Z1 Extreme. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsPRO, 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, SMEno data
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U and Ryzen Z1 Extreme are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U and Ryzen Z1 Extreme. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)AMD Radeon 780M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U and Ryzen Z1 Extreme.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes820

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 7 PRO 5850U 10.67
Ryzen Z1 Extreme 15.82
+48.3%

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 7 PRO 5850U 16955
Ryzen Z1 Extreme 25125
+48.2%

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 7 PRO 5850U 1711
Ryzen Z1 Extreme 2195
+28.3%

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.

Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 6228
Ryzen Z1 Extreme 9692
+55.6%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 1467
Ryzen Z1 Extreme 2336
+59.2%

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.

Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 227
Ryzen Z1 Extreme 268
+18.1%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 6889
Ryzen Z1 Extreme 10258
+48.9%

Blender(-)

Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 345
+61.6%
Ryzen Z1 Extreme 214

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 1436
Ryzen Z1 Extreme 1908
+32.8%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 5231
Ryzen Z1 Extreme 6197
+18.5%

7-Zip

Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 44266
Ryzen Z1 Extreme 62657
+41.5%

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 260
Ryzen Z1 Extreme 304
+16.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.67 15.82
Integrated graphics card 9.04 18.31
Chip lithography 7 nm 4 nm

Ryzen Z1 Extreme has a 48.3% higher aggregate performance score, 102.5% faster integrated GPU, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen Z1 Extreme is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U in performance tests.


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