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AMD Ryzen 5 6600H vs Intel Core i7-11800H vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U

AMD Ryzen 5 6600H

► remove from comparison AMD R5 6600H

The AMD Ryzen 5 6600H is a processor for big (gaming) laptops based of the Rembrandt generation. The R5 6600H integrates six of the eight cores based on the Zen 3+ microarchitecture. They are clocked at 3.3 (guaranteed base clock) to 4.5 GHz (Turbo) and support SMT / Hyperthreading (12 threads). The chip is manufactured on the modern 6 nm TSMC process. 

The new Zen 3+ is a refresh of the Zen 3 architecture and should not offer a lot of changes. The chip itself however, offers a lot of new features, like support for USB 4 (40 Gbps), PCI-E Gen 4, DDR5-4800MT/s or LPDDR5-6400MT/s, WiFi 6E, Bluetooth LE 5.2, DisplayPort 2, and AV1 decode.

In the 6000 series, AMD finally switched to the current RDNA 2 graphics architecture for the iGPU. The 6600H only offers the slower Radeon 660M with 6 of the 12 CUs enabled and 1.9 GHz max. clock speed.

Performance

The average 6600H in our database is in the same league as the R7 5825U, the R7 6800U and also the Core i5-1340P, as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned. This is a very decent result, as of late 2022.

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

This Ryzen 5 series APU has a default TDP, also known as the long-term power limit, of 45 W. A high-performance cooling solution is a must for a system built around such a chip.

The R5 6600H is built with TSMC's 6 nm process for great, as of early 2023, energy efficiency.

Intel Core i7-11800H

► remove from comparison Intel i7-11800H

The Intel Core i7-11800H is a high-end octa-core SoC for gaming laptops and mobile workstations. It is belongs to the Tiger Lake H45 family and was announced in mid 2021. It integrates eight Willow Cove processor cores (16 threads thanks to Hyper-Threading). The base clock speed depends on the TDP setting and is 2.3 GHz at 45 W. The single core Boost can be as high as 4.6 GHz while all cores can run at up to 4.2 GHz. The CPU offers 24 MB of Level 3 cache and supports DDR4-3200 memory.

The SoC also has the improved UHD Graphics iGPU with 32 EUs which is similar to the Iris Xe iGPUs.

Furthermore, Tiger Lake SoCs add PCIe 4 support (20 lanes in the H45 series), AI hardware acceleration, and the partial integration of Thunderbolt 4/USB 4 and Wi-Fi 6E in the chip.

All articles on Tiger Lake can be found in our Tiger Lake architecture hub.

Performance

The average 11800H in our database is a powerhouse, as of mid 2022. Its multi-thread performance is most comparable to that of the octa-core AMD Ryzen 7 5800H.

Thanks to its decent cooling solution and a long-term CPU power limit of 165 W, the Alienware x17 R1 is among the fastest laptops powered by the 11800H that we know of. It can be almost 50% faster in CPU-bound workloads than the slowest system featuring the same chip in our database, as of August 2023.

Power consumption

This Core i7 series chip has a default TDP, also known as the long-term power limit, of 45 W that laptop makers are allowed to reduce slightly, 35 W being the lowest Intel-recommended value. Doing so will result in lower clock speeds and lower performance. Either way, a proper cooling solution is a must for a CPU like this.

The Core i7-11800H is built with Intel's third-gen 10 nm process marketed as SuperFin for average, as of early 2023, energy efficiency.

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U

► remove from comparison AMD R7 PRO 6850U

The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U is a processor for thin and light laptops based of the Rembrandt generation. The R7 6850U integrates all eight cores based on the Zen 3+ microarchitecture. They are clocked at 2.7 (guaranteed base clock) to 4.7 GHz (Turbo) and support SMT / Hyperthreading (16 threads). The chip is manufactured on the modern 6 nm TSMC process. The Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U is the professional version of the consumer R7 6800U with additional management features and the Microsoft Pluton Security processor. Compared to the similar R7 6850H, the 6850U offers a lower base clock speed and a lower TDP.

The new Zen 3+ is a refresh of the Zen 3 architecture and should not offer a lot of changes. The chip itself however, offers a lot of new features, like support for USB 4 (40 Gbps), PCI-E Gen 4, DDR5-4800MT/s or LPDDR5-6400MT/s, WiFi 6E, Bluetooth LE 5.2, DisplayPort 2, and AV1 decode.

A big novelty is the integrated GPU Radeon 680M, that is now based on the RDNA2 architecture and offers 12 CUs at up to 2.2 GHz.

Performance

The average 6850U in our database is in the same league as the Core i5-1340P, the Core i7-1360P and also the Ryzen 7 5825U, as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned. This is a really fast chip, as far as 2023 consumer laptops go.

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

This Ryzen 7 has a default TDP of 15 W to 28 W, the expectation being that laptop manufacturers will go for a higher value in exchange for higher performance. Either way, this is a little too high to allow for passively cooled designs.

The APU is built with TSMC's 6 nm process for great, as of early 2023, energy efficiency.

ModelAMD Ryzen 5 6600HIntel Core i7-11800HAMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
SeriesAMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)Intel Tiger LakeAMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
CodenameRembrandt-H (Zen 3+)Tiger Lake-HRembrandt-U PRO (Zen 3+)
Series: Rembrandt (Zen 3+) Rembrandt-U PRO (Zen 3+)
AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX3.3 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H3.3 - 4.9 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX3.3 - 4.9 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS3.3 - 4.9 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 6800H3.2 - 4.7 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H3.2 - 4.7 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 6600H « 3.3 - 4.5 GHz6 / 12 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i9-11900KB3.3 - 5.3 GHz8 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i9-11900H2.5 - 4.9 GHz8 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i9-11950H2.6 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Xeon W-11955M2.6 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i7-11850H2.5 - 4.8 GHz8 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core i7-11800H « 2.3 - 4.6 GHz8 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Xeon W-11855M3.2 - 4.9 GHz6 / 12 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core i5-11500B3.3 - 4.6 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-11400H2.7 - 4.5 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-11260H2.6 - 4.4 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U « 2.7 - 4.7 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U2.9 - 4.5 GHz6 / 12 cores16 MB L3
Clock3300 - 4500 MHz2300 - 4600 MHz2700 - 4700 MHz
L1 Cache384 KB640 KB512 KB
L2 Cache3 MB10 MB4 MB
L3 Cache16 MB24 MB16 MB
Cores / Threads6 / 128 / 168 / 16
TDP45 Watt45 Watt28 Watt
Technology6 nm10 nm6 nm
max. Temp.95 °C100 °C95 °C
SocketFP7/FP7r2BGA1787FP7/FP7r2
FeaturesDDR5-4800/LPDDR5-6400 RAM (incl. ECC), PCIe 4, 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, SMEDDR4-3200 RAM, PCIe 4, 8 GT/s, DL Boost, GNA, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, VMX, SMEP, SMAP, EIST, TM1, TM2, Hyper-Threading, Turbo, SST, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHADDR5-4800/LPDDR5-6400 RAM (incl. ECC), PCIe 4, PRO, MMX, SSE4A, BMI2, AES-NI, SSE4.1, ABM, RDRAND, SSE4.2, RDSEED, SSE, AVX, FMA, SMEP, SHA, SSE2, AVX2, ADX, SMAP, SMT, SSE3, CPB, SME, SSSE3
iGPUAMD Radeon 660M ( - 1900 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics Xe 32EUs (Tiger Lake-H) (350 - 1450 MHz)AMD Radeon 680M ( - 2200 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
Announced
Manufacturerwww.amd.comark.intel.comwww.amd.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R5 6600H
35.3 pt (58%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i7-11800H
35.3 pt (58%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R7 PRO 6850U
35.2 pt (58%)
Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Single Core
min: 88     avg: 89     median: 89 (62%)     max: 90 Points
Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Multi Core
min: 519     avg: 582     median: 582 (11%)     max: 645 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 10226     avg: 10454     median: 10418 (10%)     max: 10717 Points
min: 6508     avg: 11662     median: 12197 (11%)     max: 14088 Points
min: 9923     avg: 10327     median: 10039.5 (9%)     max: 11026 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 1458     avg: 1467     median: 1458 (62%)     max: 1486 Points
min: 1386     avg: 1499     median: 1508 (64%)     max: 1522 Points
min: 1409     avg: 1488     median: 1497 (64%)     max: 1520 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 564     avg: 574     median: 575 (64%)     max: 584 Points
min: 533     avg: 577     median: 580 (64%)     max: 586 Points
min: 587     avg: 591     median: 590 (66%)     max: 596 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 3965     avg: 4071     median: 4106 (10%)     max: 4141 Points
min: 2498     avg: 4465     median: 4689 (11%)     max: 5408 Points
min: 3784     avg: 4099     median: 4044.5 (10%)     max: 4457 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 1626     avg: 1701     median: 1737 (11%)     max: 1740 Points
min: 1342     avg: 1894     median: 1936 (12%)     max: 2173 Points
min: 1652     avg: 1757     median: 1726 (11%)     max: 1901 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 231     avg: 236.7     median: 236 (68%)     max: 243 Points
min: 201     avg: 225.9     median: 227 (66%)     max: 231 Points
min: 228     avg: 236.2     median: 237.5 (69%)     max: 241 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 15.96     avg: 18.7     median: 18.5 (24%)     max: 21.87 Points
20.3 Points (26%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 2.45     avg: 2.6     median: 2.6 (64%)     max: 2.62 Points
2.8 Points (70%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 8796     avg: 9017     median: 9075 (55%)     max: 9179 Points
6260 Points (38%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 43860     avg: 46966     median: 44099 (32%)     max: 52939 Points
33284 Points (24%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
min: 49232     avg: 58329     median: 58299.5 (40%)     max: 67486 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
min: 10903     avg: 11582     median: 11734 (14%)     max: 11957 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
min: 98.307     avg: 113.4     median: 120.8 (1%)     max: 121.132 s
257.2 s (3%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
min: 3.405     avg: 3.9     median: 4 (1%)     max: 4.186 s
8 s (2%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
min: 7925     avg: 8146     median: 7944 (13%)     max: 8569 Points
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 39886     avg: 45692     median: 47836 (27%)     max: 49353 MIPS
min: 33718     avg: 48465     median: 49080 (28%)     max: 56758 MIPS
min: 44011     avg: 48015     median: 48175.5 (28%)     max: 50871 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 5466     avg: 5580     median: 5553 (66%)     max: 5720 MIPS
min: 5138     avg: 5494     median: 5509 (66%)     max: 5732 MIPS
min: 5057     avg: 5347     median: 5339.5 (64%)     max: 5542 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
min: 86.25     avg: 96.4     median: 93.8 (33%)     max: 109.3 fps
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
min: 242     avg: 249.2     median: 247.5 (57%)     max: 258 fps
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 11.5     avg: 13.2     median: 13.9 (24%)     max: 14.2 fps
min: 7.38     avg: 13.8     median: 13.9 (24%)     max: 17.4 fps
min: 11.7     avg: 12.8     median: 13 (23%)     max: 13.5 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
min: 0.9     avg: 1     median: 1 (30%)     max: 1.1 GB/s
1 GB/s (29%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
min: 1.5     avg: 1.6     median: 1.5 (26%)     max: 1.7 GB/s
1.4 GB/s (24%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
min: 9.7     avg: 10.4     median: 9.9 (26%)     max: 11.6 GB/s
6.5 GB/s (17%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
min: 497     avg: 512     median: 508 (6%)     max: 532 Seconds
min: 414     avg: 539     median: 559 (7%)     max: 698 Seconds
min: 483     avg: 512     median: 519.5 (7%)     max: 528 Seconds
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 291     avg: 296.7     median: 293 (2%)     max: 306 Seconds
min: 217     avg: 276.2     median: 261 (2%)     max: 454 Seconds
min: 282     avg: 298.3     median: 300 (2%)     max: 307 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.4995     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (11%)     max: 0.532 sec
min: 0.548     avg: 0.6     median: 0.6 (12%)     max: 0.615 sec
min: 0.507     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (11%)     max: 0.544 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 11185     avg: 13064     median: 13362 (28%)     max: 13773 Points
11429 Points (24%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
min: 7.249     avg: 7.3     median: 7.3 (2%)     max: 7.312 s
7.7 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
min: 15.717     avg: 15.8     median: 15.8 (1%)     max: 15.844 s
18.7 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
min: 367.662     avg: 369.9     median: 369.8 (2%)     max: 372.381 s
682 s (3%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 45864     avg: 58890     median: 59698 (52%)     max: 65610 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 12022     avg: 14220     median: 14220 (38%)     max: 16418 Points
min: 10590     avg: 16383     median: 16736 (45%)     max: 19167 Points
min: 11880     avg: 13530     median: 14139 (38%)     max: 14785 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 70480     avg: 79959     median: 79626.5 (65%)     max: 87054 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 70605     avg: 73865     median: 72703 (59%)     max: 78286 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 73413     avg: 77851     median: 76950.5 (65%)     max: 86257 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 12692     avg: 13364     median: 13363.5 (34%)     max: 14035 Points
min: 10266     avg: 15268     median: 15595 (39%)     max: 17488 Points
min: 13998     avg: 14567     median: 14450 (37%)     max: 15411 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 20214     avg: 21091     median: 21252 (38%)     max: 21808 Points
min: 12843     avg: 22347     median: 22927 (41%)     max: 25145 Points
min: 19057     avg: 20023     median: 20251 (36%)     max: 20697 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 6569     avg: 6979     median: 7023 (30%)     max: 7345 Points
min: 5086     avg: 9115     median: 9307.5 (39%)     max: 11076 Points
min: 6868     avg: 7214     median: 7059 (30%)     max: 7618 Points
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Single-Core
2042 Points (55%)
min: 2165     avg: 2193     median: 2192.5 (59%)     max: 2220 Points
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Multi-Core
9240 Points (36%)
min: 8860     avg: 9254     median: 9253.5 (36%)     max: 9647 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1446     avg: 1478     median: 1474 (58%)     max: 1513 Points
min: 1429     avg: 1562     median: 1572 (62%)     max: 1625 Points
min: 1433     avg: 1489     median: 1496.5 (59%)     max: 1533 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 6403     avg: 7442     median: 7729 (14%)     max: 8195 Points
min: 4655     avg: 8543     median: 8905 (16%)     max: 9851 Points
min: 7044     avg: 7789     median: 7924 (14%)     max: 8050 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1417     avg: 1447     median: 1447 (6%)     max: 1477 Points
min: 1436     avg: 1533     median: 1550 (7%)     max: 1571 Points
1502 Points (7%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 6219     avg: 7173     median: 7172.5 (23%)     max: 8126 Points
min: 6340     avg: 7831     median: 7866 (25%)     max: 9103 Points
7891 Points (25%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 6104     avg: 6593     median: 6667 (67%)     max: 6747 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 27454     avg: 33439     median: 34107 (37%)     max: 36706 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 604     avg: 637     median: 637 (1%)     max: 670 ms
min: 600     avg: 641     median: 638.5 (1%)     max: 690 ms
min: 606     avg: 623     median: 613.5 (1%)     max: 672 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
134.8 ms (1%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 63248     avg: 67856     median: 68002 (60%)     max: 70549 Points
min: 71595     avg: 71850     median: 71849.5 (63%)     max: 72104 Points
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
min: 193.4     avg: 201.2     median: 201.2 (58%)     max: 209 Points
min: 211     avg: 213.7     median: 212 (61%)     max: 218 Points
min: 157.9     avg: 192.9     median: 191.9 (55%)     max: 214 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 233     avg: 245.7     median: 244 (51%)     max: 260 Points
min: 251     avg: 263.7     median: 262 (55%)     max: 280 Points
min: 227     avg: 242.7     median: 243 (51%)     max: 260 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
min: 1399     avg: 1460     median: 1460 (56%)     max: 1521 Points
min: 1367     avg: 1551     median: 1569 (60%)     max: 1683 Points
min: 1154     avg: 1342     median: 1369.5 (52%)     max: 1430 Points
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 78.3     avg: 78.6     median: 78.6 (14%)     max: 78.8 Watt
min: 54.2     avg: 101.9     median: 106 (18%)     max: 154 Watt
min: 34.5     avg: 40.6     median: 40.5 (7%)     max: 52 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 75.1     avg: 82.8     median: 82.8 (15%)     max: 90.4 Watt
min: 66.3     avg: 119.4     median: 120.5 (22%)     max: 185 Watt