Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H vs i3-1215U

Aggregate performance score

Core i3-1215U
2022
6 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
6.84
Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H
2022
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
14.67
+114%

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H outperforms Core i3-1215U by a whopping 114% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-1215U and Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1017482
Place by popularity21not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Alder Lake-Mno data
Power efficiency43.1530.85
Architecture codenameAlder Lake-U (2022)Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022)
Release date23 February 2022 (2 years ago)19 April 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i3-1215U and Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads816
Base clock speed1.2 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz4.7 GHz
L1 cache80K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache10 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm6 nm
Die sizeno data208 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C95 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-1215U and Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H 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
SocketFCBGA1744FP7
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-1215U and Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2PRO, 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++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Core i3-1215U and Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-1215U and Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H 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 i3-1215U and Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR5DDR5
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel® ProcessorsAMD Radeon 680M
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data
Execution Units64no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-1215U and Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported4no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-1215U and Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304 @ 60Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096 x 2304 @ 120Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort7680 x 4320 @ 60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-1215U and Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12.1no data
OpenGL4.6no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-1215U and Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H.

PCIe version4.04.0
PCI Express lanes2020

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.

i3-1215U 6.84
Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H 14.67
+114%

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.

i3-1215U 10858
Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H 23301
+115%

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.

i3-1215U 1847
+3.6%
Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H 1783

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.

i3-1215U 4894
Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H 8349
+70.6%

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.

i3-1215U 7879
+36.1%
Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H 5791

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.

i3-1215U 19430
Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H 34412
+77.1%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i3-1215U 3.41
+9.1%
Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H 3.72

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.

i3-1215U 11
Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H 21
+94%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

i3-1215U 809
Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H 2086
+158%

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.

i3-1215U 218
+6%
Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H 205

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.

i3-1215U 2.79
+7.3%
Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H 2.6

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.

i3-1215U 11.6
+27.5%
Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H 9.1

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.  

i3-1215U 50
Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H 104
+108%

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.  

i3-1215U 199
Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H 222
+11.6%

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.

i3-1215U 7944
+50.9%
Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H 5263

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i3-1215U 5259
Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H 8472
+61.1%

Blender(-)

i3-1215U 665
+175%
Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H 242

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

i3-1215U 1539
+4.2%
Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H 1478

7-Zip Single

i3-1215U 5032
Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H 5417
+7.7%

7-Zip

i3-1215U 22883
Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H 54445
+138%

WebXPRT 3

i3-1215U 312
+34.5%
Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H 232

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.84 14.67
Recency 23 February 2022 19 April 2022
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 8 16
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 45 Watt

i3-1215U has 200% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H, on the other hand, has a 114.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 month, and 33.3% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-1215U in performance tests.


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