Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U vs i7-8850H

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-8850H
2018
6 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
6.42
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U
2020
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
7.94
+23.7%

Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U outperforms Core i7-8850H by a significant 24% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-8850H and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1062950
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Power efficiency13.5050.09
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-H (2018−2019)Renoir-U PRO (Zen 2) (2020)
Release date2 April 2018 (6 years ago)7 May 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$395no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-8850H and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 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 speed2.6 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.3 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0PCIe 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier2621
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache12 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die size149 mm2156 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data9,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-8850H and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 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
SocketFCBGA1440FP6
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-8850H and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U. 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++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPP+-

Security technologies

Core i7-8850H and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-8850H and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 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 i7-8850H and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels24
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s68.27 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics 630AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1500 MHz)
Max video memory64 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 i7-8850H and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-8850H and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 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
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-8850H and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-8850H and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U.

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.

i7-8850H 6.42
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 7.94
+23.7%

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.

i7-8850H 10194
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 12616
+23.8%

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.

i7-8850H 1340
+2.1%
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 1313

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.

i7-8850H 4645
+1.2%
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 4592

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.

i7-8850H 6766
+27.9%
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 5289

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.

i7-8850H 34217
+24.2%
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 27559

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.

i7-8850H 10516
+3.3%
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 10182

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.

i7-8850H 14
+7%
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 13

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

i7-8850H 1090
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 1161
+6.5%

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.

i7-8850H 182
+3.7%
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 175

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.

i7-8850H 2.04
+1%
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 2.02

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.

i7-8850H 7.4
+37%
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 5.4

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.

i7-8850H 5922
+56%
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 3795

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i7-8850H 4908
+5.6%
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 4649

Blender(-)

i7-8850H 490
+14.4%
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 429

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

i7-8850H 1121
+4.7%
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 1071

7-Zip Single

i7-8850H 4689
+11%
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 4223

7-Zip

i7-8850H 30851
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 31980
+3.7%

WebXPRT 3

i7-8850H 194
+4.3%
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U 186

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.42 7.94
Integrated graphics card 3.09 6.04
Recency 2 April 2018 7 May 2020
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U has a 23.7% higher aggregate performance score, 95.5% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-8850H in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-8850H and Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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