AMD Ryzen 5 3500C vs Intel Core i9-11900H

Processor comparisons   12-02-2023
   You may have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the full tests AMD Ryzen 5 3500C vs Intel Core i9-11900H and understand which is better for games or normal use for programming, video editing, streaming, rendering, machine learning. Here is useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or different benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in special test applications like Handbrake, GeekBench 6, 5.2, UserBenchmark, AIDA64, Furmark, PCMark 10, Gears 5, RealBench, Blender, 7zip, Blender, PassMark, Dolphin Emulator, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Prime95, 3DMark, MATLAB, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, SuperPi, WPrime, VeraCrypt, DaVinci Resolve Studio.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

Watch Dogs Legion
Grand Theft Auto V
Cyberpunk 2077
Overwatch
Apex Legends
Red Dead Redemption 2
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Fortnite
Fallout 76
Last Man Standing
Valheim
Death Stranding
DOOM: Eternal
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Halo Infinite
Rainbow Six Siege
Borderlands 3
Valorant
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i9-11900H or AMD Ryzen 5 3500C.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 5 3500C

52%

Core i9-11900H

58%

This parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i9-11900H is 10% better than Ryzen 5 3500C. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 3500C

51%

Core i9-11900H

55%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Battlefield V, Ghostrunner, Half-Life: Alyx, NBA 2K20, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Microsoft Flight Simulator, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Control, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, DOTA 2A, Monster Hunter World, Metro Exodus, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Hitman 3, Forza Horizon 4, Horizon Zero Dawn, League of Legends (LOL).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	91.1	98.3
Valorant	103.5	111.7
Cyberpunk 2077	58.0	62.6
Apex Legends	97.3	105.0
Call of Duty Warzone	77.7	83.8
Overwatch	83.9	90.5
Red Dead Redemption 2	71.4	77.1
DOOM Eternal	51.8	55.9
Warzone	80.8	87.2
Assassin's Creed	87.0	93.9
Valheim	85.9	92.8

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 5 3500C

195%

Core i9-11900H

45%

To make a finishing resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 5 3500C is more energy efficient than the Core i9-11900H as it consumes less power: 15W vs. 125W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor turns on all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum efficiency. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 3500C	Intel Core i9-11900H
Cinbench 15 Single-core	140	293
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	614	2652
Cinbench 20 Single-core	356	655
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1468	5897
Cinbench 23 Single-core	867	1703
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	3509	16969

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 3500C	Intel Core i9-11900H
Single-Core	1994	3915
Multi-Core	7127	29011

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 3500C	Intel Core i9-11900H
Single-Core	881	1705
Multi-Core	3057	10136

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in new games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 5 3500C	Intel Core i9-11900H
Announcement date	September 22, 2020	February 21, 2021
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FP5	FCLGA1200
Core name	Picasso	Tiger Lake
Architecture	Zen+	x86
Generation	2	11
Turbo Frequency	3.7 MHz	4.9 MHz
Frequency	2.1 MHz	3.5 MHz
Cores	4	8
Threads	8	16
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	10 nm
Transistors count	4200 millions	9800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	125 W
Memory type		Up to 3200 MT/s
Max. Memory		128 Gb
Memory Frequency	2400	3200
Memory bandwidth		51.2 GB/s
L1 cache	384KB
L2 cache	2MB	4 MB
L3 cache	4MB	24 MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	YM350CC4T4MFG

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i9-11900H is 40% better than Ryzen 5 3500C in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i9-11900H has 4 more core than Ryzen 5 3500C. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 3500C is better: 3
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i9-11900H is better: 34
All the figures that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch the testing video and read the reviews of real owners of AMD Ryzen 5 3500C and Intel Core i9-11900H before making a selection which of the processors to buy for gaming.

AMD Ryzen 5 3500C - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 5 3500C specs and review.

Intel Core i9-11900H - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i9-11900H specs and review.