Ryzen 7 5800X3D vs i7-9850H

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-9850H
2019
6 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
6.96
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
2022
8 cores / 16 threads, 105 Watt
17.82
+156%

Ryzen 7 5800X3D outperforms Core i7-9850H by a whopping 156% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-9850H and Ryzen 7 5800X3D processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1017348
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data29.74
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i7AMD Ryzen 7
Power efficiency14.6416.06
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-HR (2019)Vermeer (Zen3) (2020−2022)
Release date23 April 2019 (5 years ago)20 April 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$449

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-9850H and Ryzen 7 5800X3D 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 speed2.6 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.6 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier26no data
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB (shared)96 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm, 12 nm
Die size149 mm274 + 125 mm
Maximum core temperature100 °C90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C90 °C
Number of transistorsno data8,850 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-9850H and Ryzen 7 5800X3D 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
SocketFCBGA1440AM4
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-9850H and Ryzen 7 5800X3D. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX286x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2
AES-NI++
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+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Core i7-9850H and Ryzen 7 5800X3D 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 i7-9850H and Ryzen 7 5800X3D 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 i7-9850H and Ryzen 7 5800X3D. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size128 GB128 GB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 630N/A
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 i7-9850H and Ryzen 7 5800X3D integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-9850H and Ryzen 7 5800X3D 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 i7-9850H and Ryzen 7 5800X3D integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-9850H and Ryzen 7 5800X3D.

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.

i7-9850H 6.96
Ryzen 7 5800X3D 17.82
+156%

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.

i7-9850H 11048
Ryzen 7 5800X3D 28308
+156%

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.

i7-9850H 1381
Ryzen 7 5800X3D 2118
+53.4%

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.

i7-9850H 5029
Ryzen 7 5800X3D 11077
+120%

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.

i7-9850H 7169
+19.3%
Ryzen 7 5800X3D 6008

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.

i7-9850H 31938
Ryzen 7 5800X3D 42010
+31.5%

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.

i7-9850H 10056
Ryzen 7 5800X3D 14479
+44%

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.

i7-9850H 8.3
Ryzen 7 5800X3D 3.65
+127%

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.

i7-9850H 12
Ryzen 7 5800X3D 27
+118%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

i7-9850H 1230
Ryzen 7 5800X3D 2413
+96.2%

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.

i7-9850H 193
Ryzen 7 5800X3D 241
+24.9%

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.

i7-9850H 2.13
Ryzen 7 5800X3D 2.77
+30%

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.

i7-9850H 7.4
Ryzen 7 5800X3D 13.8
+86.5%

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.

i7-9850H 5621
Ryzen 7 5800X3D 14431
+157%

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.  

i7-9850H 68
Ryzen 7 5800X3D 138
+102%

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.  

i7-9850H 201
Ryzen 7 5800X3D 292
+45.1%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i7-9850H 5270
Ryzen 7 5800X3D 10856
+106%

Blender(-)

i7-9850H 415
+95.2%
Ryzen 7 5800X3D 213

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

i7-9850H 1150
Ryzen 7 5800X3D 1622
+41%

7-Zip Single

i7-9850H 5086
Ryzen 7 5800X3D 6799
+33.7%

7-Zip

i7-9850H 31087
Ryzen 7 5800X3D 69518
+124%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.96 17.82
Recency 23 April 2019 20 April 2022
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 105 Watt

i7-9850H has 133.3% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 7 5800X3D, on the other hand, has a 156% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 7 5800X3D is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-9850H in performance tests.

Be aware that Core i7-9850H is a notebook processor while Ryzen 7 5800X3D is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-9850H and Ryzen 7 5800X3D, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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