Ryzen 7 4800H vs i7-5950HQ

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-5950HQ
2015
4 cores / 8 threads, 47 Watt
4.91
Ryzen 7 4800H
2020
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
11.63
+137%

Ryzen 7 4800H outperforms Core i7-5950HQ by a whopping 137% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-5950HQ and Ryzen 7 4800H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1244673
Place by popularitynot in top-10094
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.49no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Power efficiency9.8924.46
Architecture codenameBroadwell-H (2015)Renoir-H (Zen 2) (2020)
Release date2 June 2015 (9 years ago)6 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$623no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-5950HQ and Ryzen 7 4800H 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads816
Base clock speed2.9 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
Multiplier2929
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die size182 mm2156 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)105 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data9,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-5950HQ and Ryzen 7 4800H 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCBGA1364FP6
Power consumption (TDP)47 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-5950HQ and Ryzen 7 4800H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2MMX, 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
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Smart Response+no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Core i7-5950HQ and Ryzen 7 4800H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-5950HQ and Ryzen 7 4800H are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-5950HQ and Ryzen 7 4800H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size32 GB64 GB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s68.27 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1600 MHz)
Max video memory32 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.15 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-5950HQ and Ryzen 7 4800H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
VGA+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-5950HQ and Ryzen 7 4800H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.42560x1600@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-5950HQ and Ryzen 7 4800H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/12no data
OpenGL4.3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-5950HQ and Ryzen 7 4800H.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes16no data

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.

i7-5950HQ 4.91
Ryzen 7 4800H 11.63
+137%

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.

i7-5950HQ 7807
Ryzen 7 4800H 18466
+137%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

i7-5950HQ 748
Ryzen 7 4800H 1854
+148%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.91 11.63
Integrated graphics card 3.95 7.47
Recency 2 June 2015 6 January 2020
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 8 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 47 Watt 45 Watt

Ryzen 7 4800H has a 136.9% higher aggregate performance score, 89.1% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 4.4% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 4800H is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-5950HQ in performance tests.

Note that Core i7-5950HQ is a desktop processor while Ryzen 7 4800H is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-5950HQ and Ryzen 7 4800H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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