AMD Ryzen 5 4680U vs Intel Core i7-10850H

AMD Ryzen 5 4680U

The AMD Ryzen 5 4680U is a semi-custom APU of the Renoir family designed for Microsoft devices. The 4680U integrates six CPU cores based on the Zen 2 microarchitecture clocked at 2.2 GHz (base) to 4 GHz (Boost) with SMT support for a total 12 threads. The two advantages a 4680U has over the older Ryzen 5 4600U are its higher base clock speed and a faster iGPU.

Architecture

The chip is manufactured on the modern 7 nm TSMC process and in part thanks to this fact, AMD advertises a 2x performance per watt improvement over the 12 nm Ryzen 3000 mobile processors. The built-in dual-channel memory controller supports LPDDR4-4266 RAM. Furthermore, 8 MB of L3 cache can be found on the chip.

Just like the other mobile Ryzen 4000 CPUs, a 4680U supports PCI-Express 3.0. Please go to our Renoir processor hub page for additional information on the product family.

Performance

Multi-thread performance is most comparable to the Ryzen 7 4700U and the Core i5-10500H, the latter being a much more power-hungry chip. This makes the Ryzen a more than decent CPU for most tasks, as of early 2022.

Graphics

In addition to the six CPU cores, the APU also integrates a DX 12 compatible Radeon RX Vega 7 graphics adapter with 7 CUs (448 unified shaders) at up to 1,500 MHz. The Vega iGPU will have no trouble HW-decoding AVC, HEVC and VP9 videos, but the newer AV1 codec will only be decoded via software. In terms of gaming, we are looking at an MX150-level performance. Pretty much all games released in 2020 can be played on low to medium settings in 720p on this graphics adapter.

Power consumption

This Ryzen 5 series chip has a default TDP (also known as the long-term power limit) of 15 W, a value that laptop makers - Microsoft, in this case - are free to change to anything between 10 W and 25 W, with clock speeds and performance changing accordingly as a result. Indeed, we saw the CPU consume roughly 23 watts when subjected to our usual stress testing routine.

The 7 nm TSMC process this Ryzen is built with makes for very decent, as of mid 2022, energy efficiency.

Intel Core i7-10850H

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The Intel Core i7-10850H is a high-end processor for laptops with six cores based on the Comet Lake architecture (CML-H, 4th generation of Skylake). The processor clocks at between 2.7 and 5.1 GHz (with Thermal Velocity Boost and Turbo Boost 3.0). Using only Turbo Boost 3.0 (when the temperatures don't allow the the Thermal Velocity Boost) a single core can reach 4.9 GHz. All six cores can reach 4.4 GHz. The processor is still manufactured on the old 14nm (14nm++) process.

The Comet Lake architecture is similar to Coffee Lake and offers the same features and is produced on the same 14nm process. Other than the improved clock rates, the memory controller now also supports faster DDR4-2933 RAM. More information on Comet Lake and all the models and articles on it can be found here.

The Core i7-10850H supports the management features vPro, TXT and SIPP.

Performance

The average 10850H in our database proves to be a somewhat disappointing CPU, only matching the Core i5-10500H and the Ryzen 5 5500U in multi-thread performance. While the Core i7 will have no issue running any app or any game you can install in 2021, there are better options out there both in terms of sheer power and in terms of power efficiency.

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

Graphics

The integrated Intel UHD Graphics 630 iGPU is supposed to offer a similar performance as the UHD 630 in the Core i7-9750H. As a low-end solution it will only run current games smoothly at reduced details - if at all.

Power consumption

This Core i7 series chip has a default TDP, also known as the long-term power limit, of 45 W, a value that laptop makers are free to reduce somewhat (with 35 W being the minimum Intel-recommended value) resulting in lower clock speeds and lower performance. Either way, the CPU is way too power-hungry to be the heart of a passively cooled mini-PC, laptop, tablet.

The i7-10850H is manufactured on one of the old 14 nm Intel processes leading to subpar, as of early 2023, energy efficiency.

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Model

AMD Ryzen 5 4680U

Intel Core i7-10850H

Series

AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)

Intel Comet Lake

Codename

Renoir-U (Zen 2)

Comet Lake-H

Series: Comet Lake Comet Lake-H

AMD Ryzen 7 4980U	2 - 4.4 GHz	8 / 16	8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U	1.8 - 4.2 GHz	8 / 16	8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	2 - 4.1 GHz	8 / 8	8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 4680U «	2.2 - 4 GHz	6 / 12	8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 4600U	2.1 - 4 GHz	6 / 12	8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U	2.3 - 4 GHz	6 / 6	8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	2.7 - 3.7 GHz	4 / 4	4 MB L3

Intel Core i9-10980HK	2.4 - 5.3 GHz	8 / 16	16 MB L3
Intel Xeon W-10885M	2.4 - 5.3 GHz	8 / 16	16 MB L3
Intel Core i9-10885H	2.4 - 5.3 GHz	8 / 16	16 MB L3
Intel Core i9-10880H	2.3 - 5.1 GHz	8 / 16	16 MB L3
Intel Core i7-10875H	2.3 - 5.1 GHz	8 / 16	16 MB L3
Intel Core i7-10870H	2.2 - 5 GHz	8 / 16	16 MB L3
Intel Core i7-10850H «	2.7 - 5.1 GHz	6 / 12	12 MB L3
Intel Xeon W-10855M	2.8 - 5.1 GHz	6 / 12	12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-10750H	2.6 - 5 GHz	6 / 12	12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-10500H	2.5 - 4.5 GHz	6 / 12	12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-10400H	2.6 - 4.6 GHz	4 / 8	8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-10300H	2.5 - 4.5 GHz	4 / 8	8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-10200H	2.4 - 4.1 GHz	4 / 8	8 MB L3

Clock

2200 - 4000 MHz

2700 - 5100 MHz

L1 Cache

384 KB

L2 Cache

3 MB

1.5 MB

L3 Cache

8 MB

12 MB

Cores / Threads

6 / 12

TDP

15 Watt

45 Watt

Technology

7 nm

14 nm

max. Temp.

105 °C

100 °C

Socket

FP6

BGA1440

Features

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

DDR4-2933 RAM, PCIe 3, 8 GT/s bus, vPro, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, VMX, SMEP, SMAP, MPX, EIST, TM1, TM2, Hyper-Threading, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SGX

iGPU

AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1500 MHz)

Intel UHD Graphics 630 (350 - 1150 MHz)

Architecture

x86

Announced

Manufacturer

www.amd.com

ark.intel.com

$395 U.S.