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AMD Ryzen 5 4600H vs Intel Core i7-9850H vs Intel Core i7-8850H

AMD Ryzen 5 4600H

► remove from comparison AMD R5 4600H

The AMD Ryzen 5 4600H is a mobile SoC for big laptops based on the Renoir architecture. The 4600H integrates six of the eight cores based on the Zen 2 microarchitecture. They are clocked at 3 (guaranteed base clock) to 4 GHz (Turbo) and support SMT / Hyperthreading (12 threads).

In addition to the six CPU cores, the APU also integrates a Radeon RX Vega 6 integrated graphics adapter with 6 CUs and up to 1500 MHz. The dual channel memory controller supports DDR4-3200 and energy efficient LPDDR4-4266 RAM. Furthermore, 8 MB level 3 cache can be found on the chip. See our hub page on the Renoir Processors for more information.

Performance

The average 4600H in our database matches the Intel Core i7-10875H and even the Core i9-10885H, both significantly more costly chips, in multi-thread performance, giving this Ryzen an outrageously high price-to-performance ratio.

Your mileage may vary depending on how high the CPU power limits are and how competent the cooling solution of your system is.

Power consumption

The Ryzen 5 chip has a default TDP (also known as the long-term power limit) of 45 W, a value that laptop makers are free to change to anything between 35 W and 54 W with clock speed and performance changing accordingly as a result. Either way, a high-performance cooling solution is a must for a CPU like this.

The 7 nm TSMC process this APU is built with makes for better-than-average, as of early 2022, energy efficiency.

Intel Core i7-9850H

► remove from comparison Intel i7-9850H

The Intel Core i7-9850H is a high-end processor for laptops with six cores based on the Coffee Lake architecture (2019 refresh, CFL-HR). The processor clocks at between 2.6 and 4.6 GHz (4 GHz with 6 cores) and can execute up to twelve threads simultaneously thanks to Hyper-Threading. According to Intel, the CPU is manufactured in an improved 14nm (14nm++) process. Compared to the predecessor, the Core i7-8850H, the 9850H offers only improved clock rates.

The Coffee Lake architecture is similar to Kaby Lake and differs only in the amount of cores (now six cores for the high end versions) and the improved 14nm process (14nm++ according to Intel).

Performance

Due to the two additional cores, performance has increased by almost 50% compared to a similar clocked Kaby Lake processor like the Core i7-7920HQ (3.1 - 4.1 GHz). Single-core performance has not improved since its Kaby Lake predecessor. Compared to the i7-8850H, the performance improved only slightly.

Graphics

The integrated Intel UHD Graphics 630 iGPU is supposed to offer a slightly higher performance as its clock rate has been increased by 50 MHz (rumored). The architecture is identical to that of the Intel HD Graphics 630. We do expect a performance improvement, but as a low-end solution it will probably only display current games smoothly at reduced details - if at all.

Power Consumption

Intel specifies the TDP with 45 watts and therefore the i7 is only suited for big laptops with good cooling solutions. Using cTDP-down, the CPU can also be configured to 35 Watt resulting in a reduced performance.

Intel Core i7-8850H

► remove from comparison Intel i7-8850H

The Intel Core i7-8850H is a high-end processor for laptops with six cores based on the Coffee Lake architecture and will be announced early 2018. The processor clocks at between 2.6 and 4.3 GHz (4.1 with 4 cores, 4 GHz with 6 cores) and can execute up to twelve threads simultaneously thanks to Hyper-Threading. According to Intel, the CPU is manufactured in an improved 14nm (14nm++) process.

The Coffee Lake architecture is similar to Kaby Lake and differs only in the amount of cores (now six cores for the high end versions) and the improved 14nm process (14nm++ according to Intel).

Performance

Due to the two additional cores, performance has increased by almost 50% compared to a similar clocked Kaby Lake processor like the Core i7-7920HQ (3.1 - 4.1 GHz). Single-core performance has not improved since its Kaby Lake predecessor. As a high-end model, the i7-8850H is suitable for the most demanding applications and games.

Graphics

The integrated Intel UHD Graphics 630 iGPU is supposed to offer a slightly higher performance as its clock rate has been increased by 50 MHz (rumored). The architecture is identical to that of the Intel HD Graphics 630. We do expect a performance improvement, but as a low-end solution it will probably only display current games smoothly at reduced details - if at all.

Power Consumption

Intel specifies the TDP with 45 watts and therefore the i7 is only suited for big laptops with good cooling solutions. Using cTDP-down, the CPU can also be configured to 35 Watt resulting in a reduced performance.

ModelAMD Ryzen 5 4600HIntel Core i7-9850HIntel Core i7-8850H
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)Intel Coffee LakeIntel Coffee Lake
CodenameRenoir-H (Zen 2)Coffee Lake-HCoffee Lake-H
Series: Coffee Lake Coffee Lake-H
AMD Ryzen 9 4900H3.3 - 4.4 GHz8 / 16 cores8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H2.9 - 4.2 GHz8 / 16 cores8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 4600H « 3 - 4 GHz6 / 12 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i9-9980HK2.4 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i9-9880H2.3 - 4.8 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i9-8950HK2.9 - 4.8 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Xeon E-2186M2.9 - 4.8 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Xeon E-2276M2.8 - 4.7 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-9850H « 2.6 - 4.6 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-9750H2.6 - 4.5 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Xeon E-2176M2.7 - 4.4 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-8850H2.6 - 4.3 GHz6 / 12 cores9 MB L3
Intel Core i7-8750H2.2 - 4.1 GHz6 / 12 cores9 MB L3
Intel Core i5-9400H2.5 - 4.3 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-9300HF2.4 - 4.1 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-9300H2.4 - 4.1 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8400H2.5 - 4.2 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8300H2.3 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i3-8100H3 GHz4 / 4 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i9-9980HK2.4 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i9-9880H2.3 - 4.8 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i9-8950HK2.9 - 4.8 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Xeon E-2186M2.9 - 4.8 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Xeon E-2276M2.8 - 4.7 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-9850H2.6 - 4.6 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-9750H2.6 - 4.5 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Xeon E-2176M2.7 - 4.4 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-8850H « 2.6 - 4.3 GHz6 / 12 cores9 MB L3
Intel Core i7-8750H2.2 - 4.1 GHz6 / 12 cores9 MB L3
Intel Core i5-9400H2.5 - 4.3 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-9300HF2.4 - 4.1 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-9300H2.4 - 4.1 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8400H2.5 - 4.2 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8300H2.3 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i3-8100H3 GHz4 / 4 cores8 MB L3
Clock3000 - 4000 MHz2600 - 4600 MHz2600 - 4300 MHz
L1 Cache384 KB384 KB384 KB
L2 Cache3 MB1.5 MB1.5 MB
L3 Cache8 MB12 MB9 MB
Cores / Threads6 / 126 / 126 / 12
TDP45 Watt45 Watt45 Watt
Technology7 nm14 nm14 nm
max. Temp.105 °C100 °C
SocketFP6FCBGA1440FCBGA1440
FeaturesDDR4-3200/LPDDR4-4266 RAM, PCIe 3, 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, SMEDual-Channel DDR4 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NIDual-Channel DDR4 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NI
iGPUAMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1500 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 630 (350 - 1150 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 630 (350 - 1150 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
Announced
Manufacturerwww.amd.comark.intel.com
$395 U.S.

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R5 4600H
32.4 pt (45%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i7-9850H
32.9 pt (46%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i7-8850H
31.9 pt (44%)
Cinebench 2024 - CB24 CPU Single Core
69 Points (48%)
Cinebench 2024 - CB24 CPU Multi Core
499 Points (9%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 7713     avg: 8161     median: 8072 (7%)     max: 8786 Points
5742 Points (5%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 1134     avg: 1145     median: 1142.5 (49%)     max: 1161 Points
1096 Points (47%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 428     avg: 445.3     median: 449.5 (50%)     max: 454 Points
min: 425     avg: 439.5     median: 439.5 (49%)     max: 454 Points
min: 422     avg: 435.3     median: 441 (49%)     max: 443 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 3055     avg: 3233     median: 3229.5 (8%)     max: 3393 Points
min: 1800     avg: 2114     median: 2114 (5%)     max: 2428 Points
min: 2302     avg: 2516     median: 2522 (6%)     max: 2724 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 1398     avg: 1428     median: 1425 (9%)     max: 1467 Points
min: 1114     avg: 1205     median: 1230 (8%)     max: 1272 Points
min: 929     avg: 1122     median: 1090 (7%)     max: 1276 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 172.1     avg: 176.5     median: 176 (53%)     max: 179 Points
min: 192     avg: 193.8     median: 193 (58%)     max: 196.5 Points
min: 176     avg: 180.4     median: 181.5 (55%)     max: 185 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
16.3 Points (21%)
12.5 Points (16%)
min: 10.95     avg: 12.9     median: 13.9 (18%)     max: 14.02 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
2 Points (51%)
2.1 Points (53%)
min: 2     avg: 2     median: 2 (51%)     max: 2.08 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
5365 Points (32%)
7169 Points (43%)
min: 6658     avg: 6758     median: 6766 (41%)     max: 6841 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
32756 Points (24%)
31938 Points (23%)
min: 31284     avg: 34134     median: 34216.5 (25%)     max: 36819 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
42090 Points (29%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
9224 Points (11%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
278 s (3%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
8.3 s (2%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
4380 Points (7%)
5621 Points (9%)
5922 Points (9%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 36693     avg: 37768     median: 37642.5 (22%)     max: 38873 MIPS
min: 25786     avg: 29714     median: 31087 (18%)     max: 32268 MIPS
min: 30761     avg: 31802     median: 30851 (18%)     max: 33794 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 4334     avg: 4395     median: 4397 (53%)     max: 4471 MIPS
min: 5020     avg: 5066     median: 5086 (61%)     max: 5092 MIPS
min: 4558     avg: 4684     median: 4689 (56%)     max: 4804 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
82.9 fps (29%)
68.3 fps (24%)
min: 64.9     avg: 71.4     median: 71.4 (25%)     max: 77.8 fps
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
197 fps (45%)
201.3 fps (46%)
min: 214.2     avg: 216.1     median: 216.1 (50%)     max: 218 fps
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 9.27     avg: 9.8     median: 9.8 (17%)     max: 10.4 fps
min: 7     avg: 8.4     median: 9 (16%)     max: 9.1 fps
min: 7.35     avg: 8.1     median: 7.6 (13%)     max: 9.2 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
0.8 GB/s (0%)
0.8 GB/s (0%)
0.7 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
1.4 GB/s (24%)
1.2 GB/s (21%)
1.2 GB/s (21%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
5 GB/s (13%)
7.4 GB/s (19%)
7.4 GB/s (19%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
631 Seconds (8%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 337.2     avg: 351.9     median: 352 (2%)     max: 369 Seconds
min: 411     avg: 459.3     median: 415 (3%)     max: 552 Seconds
min: 401     avg: 461.7     median: 490.1 (3%)     max: 494.1 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.607     avg: 0.6     median: 0.6 (13%)     max: 0.627 sec
min: 0.679     avg: 0.7     median: 0.7 (15%)     max: 0.702 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 9137     avg: 10056     median: 10056 (21%)     max: 10975 Points
min: 7821     avg: 9758     median: 10516 (22%)     max: 10938 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
10.5 s (2%)
8.2 s (2%)
8.7 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
24.1 s (1%)
18.1 s (1%)
19.6 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
607 s (3%)
467.6 s (2%)
483 s (2%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 26292     avg: 34763     median: 37665 (33%)     max: 40333 Points
43508 Points (38%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 10904     avg: 11680     median: 11593.5 (31%)     max: 12640 Points
min: 9987     avg: 11361     median: 11512 (31%)     max: 12585 Points
min: 10412     avg: 11789     median: 11475 (31%)     max: 13258 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 54664     avg: 57802     median: 56870 (46%)     max: 61872 Points
min: 49043     avg: 56648     median: 58913.5 (48%)     max: 59720 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 49398     avg: 53724     median: 53724 (44%)     max: 58050 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 61439     avg: 63513     median: 63779 (54%)     max: 65322 Points
min: 38527     avg: 46153     median: 46152.5 (39%)     max: 53778 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 10548     avg: 11100     median: 11085.5 (28%)     max: 11681 Points
min: 8390     avg: 9853     median: 9841 (25%)     max: 11328 Points
min: 7210     avg: 9823     median: 9689 (25%)     max: 11359 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 17769     avg: 18050     median: 18021.5 (32%)     max: 18378 Points
min: 14059     avg: 15802     median: 15330 (27%)     max: 18016 Points
min: 11232     avg: 15307     median: 16278 (29%)     max: 17107 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 5496     avg: 6170     median: 6251 (26%)     max: 6792 Points
min: 4588     avg: 5605     median: 5953 (25%)     max: 6275 Points
min: 4099     avg: 5052     median: 4941 (21%)     max: 6116 Points
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Single-Core
1525 Points (46%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Multi-Core
6631 Points (26%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1099     avg: 1115     median: 1117 (47%)     max: 1124 Points
1150 Points (49%)
1121 Points (47%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 5260     avg: 6057     median: 6080 (11%)     max: 6574 Points
5270 Points (9%)
4908 Points (9%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1135     avg: 1169     median: 1169 (5%)     max: 1203 Points
1006 Points (4%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 5353     avg: 5620     median: 5619.5 (18%)     max: 5886 Points
4860 Points (15%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
4964 Points (50%)
min: 5320     avg: 5509     median: 5594 (56%)     max: 5614 Points
min: 5044     avg: 5258     median: 5261 (53%)     max: 5464 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
25247 Points (28%)
min: 18098     avg: 22010     median: 23715 (26%)     max: 24218 Points
min: 20696     avg: 22439     median: 22631.5 (25%)     max: 23797 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
4605 Points (63%)
5376 Points (73%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
20939 Points (51%)
20077 Points (49%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 844     avg: 849     median: 848.5 (1%)     max: 855 ms
min: 1010     avg: 1018     median: 1015 (1%)     max: 1028 ms
min: 981     avg: 1078     median: 1064.5 (1%)     max: 1220 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
76.1 ms (1%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 46066     avg: 47138     median: 47137.5 (42%)     max: 48209 Points
min: 38630     avg: 39090     median: 39091 (35%)     max: 39548 Points
min: 33685     avg: 35133     median: 35232 (32%)     max: 36544 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 198     avg: 206     median: 207 (43%)     max: 212 Points
194 Points (40%)
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
1061 Points (41%)
830 Points (32%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
66.4 Watt (11%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
66.4 Watt (12%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
21.1 Points per Watt (16%)

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 5 4600H → 100% n=31

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i7-9850H → 98% n=31

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i7-8850H → 97% n=31

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* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
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