Ryzen 7 4700U vs Core i7-8850H

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Aggregated performance score

Core i7-8850H
2018
6 cores / 12 threads
6.65
Ryzen 7 4700U
2020
8 cores / 8 threads
8.67
+30.4%

Ryzen 7 4700U outperforms Core i7-8850H by 30% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Core i7-8850H and Ryzen 7 4700U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking937796
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-H (2018−2019)Renoir-U (Zen 2)
Release date2 April 2018 (6 years old)6 January 2020 (4 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$395no data
Current price$1454 (3.7x MSRP)$521

Technical specs

Core i7-8850H and Ryzen 7 4700U 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)
Threads128
Base clock speed2.6 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.3 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus support4 × 8 GT/sno data
L1 cache384 KB512 KB
L2 cache1.5 MB4 MB
L3 cache9 MB8 MB
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die size149 mm2156 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data9800 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-8850H and Ryzen 7 4700U 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
SocketFCBGA1440FP6
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-8850H and Ryzen 7 4700U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2DDR4-3200/LPDDR4-4266 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMAno data+
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+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPP+no data
StatusLaunchedno data

Security technologies

Core i7-8850H and Ryzen 7 4700U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+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 i7-8850H and Ryzen 7 4700U 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 7 4700U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4, DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s68.27 GB/s
ECC memory support-no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel UHD Graphics 630AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+no data
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 7 4700U 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 i7-8850H and Ryzen 7 4700U 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 7 4700U 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 7 4700U.

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 6.65
Ryzen 7 4700U 8.67
+30.4%

Ryzen 7 4700U outperforms Core i7-8850H by 30% 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%

i7-8850H 10278
Ryzen 7 4700U 13410
+30.5%

Ryzen 7 4700U outperforms Core i7-8850H by 30% 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%

i7-8850H 1321
Ryzen 7 4700U 1357
+2.7%

Ryzen 7 4700U outperforms Core i7-8850H by 3% 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%

i7-8850H 4629
Ryzen 7 4700U 4886
+5.6%

Ryzen 7 4700U outperforms Core i7-8850H by 6% 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%

i7-8850H 6766
+22.5%
Ryzen 7 4700U 5524

Core i7-8850H outperforms Ryzen 7 4700U by 22% 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%

i7-8850H 34217
+38.1%
Ryzen 7 4700U 24771

Core i7-8850H outperforms Ryzen 7 4700U by 38% 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%

i7-8850H 10516
+21.9%
Ryzen 7 4700U 8629

Core i7-8850H outperforms Ryzen 7 4700U by 22% 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%

i7-8850H 14
+10.3%
Ryzen 7 4700U 13

Core i7-8850H outperforms Ryzen 7 4700U by 10% 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%

i7-8850H 1090
Ryzen 7 4700U 1095
+0.4%

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%

i7-8850H 182
+0.8%
Ryzen 7 4700U 180

Core i7-8850H outperforms Ryzen 7 4700U by 1% 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%

i7-8850H 2.04
Ryzen 7 4700U 2.1
+2.9%

Ryzen 7 4700U outperforms Core i7-8850H by 3% 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%

i7-8850H 7.4
+41%
Ryzen 7 4700U 5.3

Core i7-8850H outperforms Ryzen 7 4700U by 41% 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%

i7-8850H 5922
+49.4%
Ryzen 7 4700U 3963

Core i7-8850H outperforms Ryzen 7 4700U by 49% in WinRAR 4.0.

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.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i7-8850H 216
+13%
Ryzen 7 4700U 191

Core i7-8850H outperforms Ryzen 7 4700U by 13% in x264 encoding pass 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.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i7-8850H 71
+24.3%
Ryzen 7 4700U 57

Core i7-8850H outperforms Ryzen 7 4700U by 24% in x264 encoding pass 2.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 6.65 8.67
Integrated graphics card 3.08 7.43
Recency 2 April 2018 6 January 2020
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 15 Watt

The Ryzen 7 4700U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-8850H in performance tests.


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