i7-9850HE vs Ryzen 7 4800U

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 4800U
2020
8 cores / 16 threads, 15 Watt
10.71
+53.7%
Core i7-9850HE
2019
6 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
6.97

Ryzen 7 4800U outperforms Core i7-9850HE by an impressive 54% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 4800U and Core i7-9850HE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking7371017
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)no data
Power efficiency66.3214.39
Architecture codenameRenoir-U (Zen 2) (2020−2021)Coffee Lake-HR (2019)
Release date6 January 2020 (4 years ago)June 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 4800U and Core i7-9850HE 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed1.8 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz4.4 GHz
Multiplier18no data
L1 cache512 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)9 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm14 nm
Die size156 mm2149 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors9800 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 4800U and Core i7-9850HE 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
SocketFP6Intel BGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 4800U and Core i7-9850HE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEno data
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 4800U and Core i7-9850HE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 4800U and Core i7-9850HE are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 4800U and Core i7-9850HE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Maximum memory bandwidth68.27 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)Intel UHD Graphics 630

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 4800U and Core i7-9850HE.

PCIe version3.03.0

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.

Ryzen 7 4800U 10.71
+53.7%
i7-9850HE 6.97

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.

Ryzen 7 4800U 16689
+53.6%
i7-9850HE 10868

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.71 6.97
Integrated graphics card 9.03 3.09
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 45 Watt

Ryzen 7 4800U has a 53.7% higher aggregate performance score, 192.2% faster integrated GPU, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 4800U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-9850HE in performance tests.


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