AMD Ryzen 5 6600U vs Intel Core i9-10850K

Processor comparisons 12-01-2022

   Perhaps you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a choice after reading the detailed tests AMD Ryzen 5 6600U vs Intel Core i9-10850K and decide which is better for games or normal use for rendering, video editing, programming, streaming, machine learning. Here is useful information from many benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in software tests like MATLAB, UserBenchmark, PCMark 10, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Furmark, Handbrake, DaVinci Resolve Studio, SuperPi, PassMark, AIDA64, 7zip, VeraCrypt, 3DMark, Gears 5, WPrime, RealBench, Blender, Prime95, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Dolphin Emulator, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Blender.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i9-10850K 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 i9-10850K

57%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 6600U

54%

Core i9-10850K

56%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run 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 summary table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: Shadow of the Tomb Raider, NBA 2K20, League of Legends (LOL), Forza Horizon 4, Monster Hunter World, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Half-Life: Alyx, Control, Horizon Zero Dawn, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Metro Exodus, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Hitman 3, Microsoft Flight Simulator, DOTA 2A, Battlefield V, Ghostrunner, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	96.0	99.8
Valorant	109.1	113.4
Cyberpunk 2077	61.1	63.5
Apex Legends	102.5	106.6
Call of Duty Warzone	81.8	85.1
Overwatch	88.3	91.9
Red Dead Redemption 2	75.3	78.3
DOOM Eternal	54.5	56.7
Warzone	85.1	88.5
Assassin's Creed	91.6	95.3
Valheim	90.5	94.1

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 video cards and different amounts of RAM. 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. To be sure exactly how much performance 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 6600U

313%

Core i9-10850K

36%

To make a final decision 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 6600U is more energy efficient than the Core i9-10850K as it consumes less power: 15W vs. 125W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. 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 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, to achieve maximum efficiency, the processor turns on all cores and threads that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to run, 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 6600U	Intel Core i9-10850K
Cinbench 15 Single-core	226	229
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2178	2616
Cinbench 20 Single-core	525	536
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	4771	6318
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1356	1367
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	12138	16820

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 6600U	Intel Core i9-10850K
Single-Core	2902	3074
Multi-Core	23998	23350

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 6600U	Intel Core i9-10850K
Single-Core	1412	1383
Multi-Core	7815	11578

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. 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, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in new games. The savings are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 5 6600U	Intel Core i9-10850K
Announcement date	January 09, 2022	April 01, 2020
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FP7	FCLGA1200
Core name	Rembrandt	Comet Lake
Architecture	Zen 3+	x86
Generation	6	10
Turbo Frequency	4.5 MHz	5.1 MHz
Frequency	2.9 MHz	3.6 MHz
Cores	6	10
Threads	12	20
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	6 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	10200 millions	9200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	125 W
Memory type	DDR5	DDR4-2933
Max. Memory		128 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200
Memory bandwidth		45.8 GB/s
L1 cache	384KB
L2 cache	3MB
L3 cache	16MB	20 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
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 Core i9-10850K is 19% better than Ryzen 5 6600U in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i9-10850K has 4 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 i9-10850K is better: 29
However, it should be realized that all the number in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 5 6600U and Intel Core i9-10850K before making a choice which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

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 i9-10850K specs and review.