Ryzen 9 6900HS vs Core i7-10850H

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Aggregated performance score

Core i7-10850H
2020
6 cores / 12 threads
7.66

Ryzen 9 6900HS outperforms Core i7-10850H by 100% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-10850H and Ryzen 9 6900HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking874405
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Comet Lakeno data
Architecture codenameComet Lake-H (2020)Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+)
Release date2 April 2020 (4 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$395no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-10850H and Ryzen 9 6900HS 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)
Threads1216
Base clock speed2.7 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.9 GHz4.9 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm6 nm
Die sizeno data208 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-10850H and Ryzen 9 6900HS 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
SocketFCBGA1440FP7
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-10850H and Ryzen 9 6900HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2DDR5-4800/LPDDR5-6400 RAM (incl. ECC), PCIe 4, 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-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPP+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Core i7-10850H and Ryzen 9 6900HS technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+no data
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-10850H and Ryzen 9 6900HS are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-10850H and Ryzen 9 6900HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth45.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® ProcessorsAMD Radeon 680M
Quick Sync Video+no data
Graphics max frequency1.15 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-10850H and Ryzen 9 6900HS integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+no data
HDMI+no data
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-10850H and Ryzen 9 6900HS integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304@30Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096 x 2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096 x 2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-10850H and Ryzen 9 6900HS integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-10850H and Ryzen 9 6900HS.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes1620

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.

i7-10850H 7.66
Ryzen 9 6900HS 15.33
+100%

Ryzen 9 6900HS outperforms Core i7-10850H by 100% based on our aggregated benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

i7-10850H 11841
Ryzen 9 6900HS 23708
+100%

Ryzen 9 6900HS outperforms Core i7-10850H by 100% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i7-10850H 1468
Ryzen 9 6900HS 1858
+26.6%

Ryzen 9 6900HS outperforms Core i7-10850H by 27% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i7-10850H 5418
Ryzen 9 6900HS 8753
+61.6%

Ryzen 9 6900HS outperforms Core i7-10850H by 62% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

i7-10850H 7653
+19.5%
Ryzen 9 6900HS 6405

Core i7-10850H outperforms Ryzen 9 6900HS by 19% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i7-10850H 34586
Ryzen 9 6900HS 39960
+15.5%

Ryzen 9 6900HS outperforms Core i7-10850H by 16% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i7-10850H 9471
Ryzen 9 6900HS 14208
+50%

Ryzen 9 6900HS outperforms Core i7-10850H by 50% in 3DMark06 CPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

i7-10850H 12
Ryzen 9 6900HS 25
+103%

Ryzen 9 6900HS outperforms Core i7-10850H by 103% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Benchmark coverage: 15%

i7-10850H 1232
Ryzen 9 6900HS 2161
+75.4%

Ryzen 9 6900HS outperforms Core i7-10850H by 75% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

i7-10850H 203
Ryzen 9 6900HS 245
+20.7%

Ryzen 9 6900HS outperforms Core i7-10850H by 21% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

i7-10850H 2.25
Ryzen 9 6900HS 2.95
+31.1%

Ryzen 9 6900HS outperforms Core i7-10850H by 31% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i7-10850H 7.8
Ryzen 9 6900HS 11.1
+42.3%

Ryzen 9 6900HS outperforms Core i7-10850H by 42% in TrueCrypt AES.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i7-10850H 5519
Ryzen 9 6900HS 6488
+17.6%

Ryzen 9 6900HS outperforms Core i7-10850H by 18% in WinRAR 4.0.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.66 15.33
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 35 Watt

The Ryzen 9 6900HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-10850H in performance tests.


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