AMD Ryzen 5 6600U vs Intel Core i7-11850H

Processor comparisons 12-01-2022

   Let's say you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a decision by looking at the AMD Ryzen 5 6600U vs Intel Core i7-11850H tests and understand which is better for games or normal use for video editing, streaming, machine learning, rendering, programming. Here is useful information from several benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A thorough review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications like RealBench, Blender, PCMark 10, Handbrake, Gears 5, Dolphin Emulator, UserBenchmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Blender, Prime95, WPrime, 3DMark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PassMark, AIDA64, Furmark, MATLAB, 7zip, GeekBench 6, 5.2, VeraCrypt, SuperPi.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-11850H or AMD Ryzen 5 6600U.

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 6600U

57%

Core i7-11850H

57%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 6600U

54%

Core i7-11850H

54%

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 run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a low game result, just 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: Metro Exodus, Control, Microsoft Flight Simulator, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, DOTA 2A, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Monster Hunter World, Battlefield V, League of Legends (LOL), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, NBA 2K20, Forza Horizon 4, Half-Life: Alyx, Hitman 3, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Horizon Zero Dawn, Ghostrunner, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	96.0	96.7
Valorant	109.1	109.9
Cyberpunk 2077	61.1	61.6
Apex Legends	102.5	103.3
Call of Duty Warzone	81.8	82.5
Overwatch	88.3	89.1
Red Dead Redemption 2	75.3	75.9
DOOM Eternal	54.5	55.0
Warzone	85.1	85.8
Assassin's Creed	91.6	92.3
Valheim	90.5	91.2

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 that were in the comparisons not only did they have different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. Therefore, 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 compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 5 6600U

313%

Core i7-11850H

130%

To make a final resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 5 6600U is more energy efficient than the Core i7-11850H since it has less power consumption: 15W vs. 40W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, programming, streaming, video editing or video rendering, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor uses all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to reach maximum efficiency. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the benefit of multi-core mode are unused.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 6600U	Intel Core i7-11850H
Cinbench 15 Single-core	226	313
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2178	2281
Cinbench 20 Single-core	525	747
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	4771	5178
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1356	1749
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	12138	17071

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 6600U	Intel Core i7-11850H
Single-Core	2902	4095
Multi-Core	23998	23900

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 6600U	Intel Core i7-11850H
Single-Core	1412	1563
Multi-Core	7815	8575

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 in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 5 6600U	Intel Core i7-11850H
Announcement date	January 09, 2022	March 20, 2021
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FP7	FCBGA1440
Core name	Rembrandt	Tiger Lake
Architecture	Zen 3+	x86
Generation	6	11
Turbo Frequency	4.5 MHz	4.8 MHz
Frequency	2.9 MHz	2.5 MHz
Cores	6	8
Threads	12	16
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	6 nm	10 nm
Transistors count	10200 millions	8200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	40 W
Memory type	DDR5	Up to 3200 MT/s
Max. Memory		128 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200
Memory bandwidth		51.2 GB/s
L1 cache	384KB
L2 cache	3MB
L3 cache	16MB	24 MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	FP7:100-000000536 FP7r2:100-000000548

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 6600U is 13% better than Core i7-11850H in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i7-11850H has 2 more core than Ryzen 5 6600U. 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 6600U is better: 9
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-11850H is better: 28
However, it should be understood that all the data that you have looked at here do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 5 6600U and Intel Core i7-11850H before making a choice which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD Ryzen 5 6600U - all data

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

• AMD Ryzen 5 6600U specs and review.

Intel Core i7-11850H - all data

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

• Intel Core i7-11850H specs and review.