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AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z

► remove from comparison AMD R7 PRO 6860Z

The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 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 6860Z is the professional version of the consumer R7 6800U with additional management features and the Microsoft Pluton Security processor. Compared to the similar Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, the 6860Z offers a 50 MHz higher Turbo clock speed for the processor cores and the TDP is specified at 28 Watt (6850U can go down to 15 Watt).

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.

The processor performance is very similar to the Ryzen 7 6800U and Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and clearly better than the old Ryzen 7 5800U thanks to the improved clock speeds. The average Intel Core i7-1280P is only slightly faster, although there can be clearly faster models thanks to the higher core count (depends on the cooling and TDP settings).

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. It should be the fastest iGPU of all at the time of announcement.

The TDP of the APU is specified at 28 Watts. The power efficiency should be very good, thanks to the improved 6nm process and additional power saving features in the 6000 series.

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 7 PRO 6860ZAMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
SeriesAMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)AMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
CodenameRembrandt U (Zen 3+)Rembrandt-U PRO (Zen 3+)
Clock2700 - 4750 MHz2700 - 4700 MHz
L1 Cache512 KB512 KB
L2 Cache4 MB4 MB
L3 Cache16 MB16 MB
Cores / Threads8 / 168 / 16
TDP28 Watt28 Watt
Technology6 nm6 nm
max. Temp.95 °C95 °C
SocketFP7FP7/FP7r2
FeaturesXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTDDR5-4800/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 680M ( - 2200 MHz)AMD Radeon 680M ( - 2200 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
Announced
Manufacturerwww.amd.comwww.amd.com
Series: Rembrandt (Zen 3+) Rembrandt-U PRO (Zen 3+)
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U « 2.7 - 4.7 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U compare2.9 - 4.5 GHz6 / 12 cores16 MB L3

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R7 PRO 6860Z
39 pt (54%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R7 PRO 6850U
38.6 pt (54%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
11822 Points (11%)
min: 9923     avg: 10327     median: 10039.5 (9%)     max: 11026 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
1468 Points (62%)
min: 1409     avg: 1488     median: 1497 (64%)     max: 1520 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
588 Points (65%)
min: 587     avg: 591     median: 590 (66%)     max: 596 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
4555 Points (11%)
min: 3784     avg: 4099     median: 4044.5 (10%)     max: 4457 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
1992 Points (13%)
min: 1652     avg: 1757     median: 1726 (11%)     max: 1901 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
233 Points (70%)
min: 228     avg: 236.2     median: 237.5 (72%)     max: 241 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
23.1 Points (30%)
20.3 Points (26%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
2.9 Points (71%)
2.8 Points (71%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
6238 Points (38%)
6260 Points (38%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
36959 Points (27%)
33284 Points (24%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
252.1 s (3%)
257.2 s (3%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
7.9 s (2%)
8 s (2%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
52568 MIPS (30%)
min: 44011     avg: 48015     median: 48175.5 (28%)     max: 50871 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
5289 MIPS (63%)
min: 5057     avg: 5347     median: 5339.5 (64%)     max: 5542 MIPS
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
14.7 fps (26%)
min: 11.7     avg: 12.8     median: 13 (23%)     max: 13.5 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
1.1 GB/s (0%)
1 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
1.3 GB/s (22%)
1.4 GB/s (24%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
7.7 GB/s (20%)
6.5 GB/s (17%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
483 Seconds (6%)
min: 483     avg: 512     median: 519.5 (7%)     max: 528 Seconds
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
274 Seconds (2%)
min: 282     avg: 298.3     median: 300 (2%)     max: 307 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
0.5 sec (11%)
min: 0.507     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (11%)     max: 0.544 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
11429 Points (24%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
7.6 s (2%)
7.7 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
18.6 s (1%)
18.7 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
694 s (3%)
682 s (3%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
13574 Points (37%)
min: 11880     avg: 13530     median: 14139 (38%)     max: 14785 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
14140 Points (36%)
min: 13998     avg: 14567     median: 14450 (37%)     max: 15411 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
20062 Points (36%)
min: 19057     avg: 20023     median: 20251 (36%)     max: 20697 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
6779 Points (29%)
min: 6868     avg: 7214     median: 7059 (30%)     max: 7618 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
1452 Points (61%)
min: 1433     avg: 1489     median: 1496.5 (63%)     max: 1533 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
8734 Points (16%)
min: 7044     avg: 7789     median: 7924 (14%)     max: 8050 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
1502 Points (7%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
7891 Points (25%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
599 ms (1%)
min: 606     avg: 623     median: 613.5 (1%)     max: 672 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
73281 Points (66%)
min: 71595     avg: 71850     median: 71849.5 (65%)     max: 72104 Points
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
214 Points (61%)
min: 157.9     avg: 192.9     median: 191.9 (55%)     max: 214 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
270 Points (56%)
min: 227     avg: 242.7     median: 243 (51%)     max: 260 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
1505 Points (58%)
min: 1154     avg: 1342     median: 1369.5 (52%)     max: 1430 Points
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
45.6 Watt (8%)
min: 34.5     avg: 40.6     median: 40.5 (7%)     max: 52 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
62.3 Watt (11%)
min: 38.7     avg: 40.9     median: 40.3 (7%)     max: 44.3 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
6.6 Watt (4%)
min: 3.26     avg: 5.2     median: 4.7 (3%)     max: 7.6 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
min: 3.65     avg: 4.3     median: 3.9 (4%)     max: 5.38 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
32 Points per Watt (24%)
min: 39.9     avg: 41.1     median: 40.3 (30%)     max: 43 Points per Watt

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z → 100% n=35

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U → 96% n=35

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