AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS vs Intel Core i9-7960X

Processor comparisons 11-01-2022

   Perhaps you are thinking about choosing a CPU, you will be able to make a choice after reading the comprehensive tests AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS vs Intel Core i9-7960X and decide which is better for games or simple use for programming, streaming, video editing, machine learning, rendering. Here you can find useful information from various benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications such as PassMark, Prime95, UserBenchmark, 7zip, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), SuperPi, Furmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Handbrake, VeraCrypt, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, 3DMark, PCMark 10, Gears 5, RealBench, MATLAB, Dolphin Emulator, Blender, Blender, WPrime, GeekBench 6, 5.2, AIDA64.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i9-7960X or AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS.

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 PRO 6650HS

58%

Core i9-7960X

58%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS

54%

Core i9-7960X

60%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: League of Legends (LOL), Ghostrunner, Forza Horizon 4, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Horizon Zero Dawn, Half-Life: Alyx, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Metro Exodus, Control, DOTA 2A, Battlefield V, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Hitman 3, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, NBA 2K20, Monster Hunter World, Microsoft Flight Simulator.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	96.7	106.9
Valorant	109.9	121.4
Cyberpunk 2077	61.5	68.0
Apex Legends	103.3	114.2
Call of Duty Warzone	82.4	91.1
Overwatch	89.0	98.4
Red Dead Redemption 2	75.8	83.8
DOOM Eternal	54.9	60.7
Warzone	85.7	94.7
Assassin's Creed	92.3	102.0
Valheim	91.2	100.8

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 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 PRO 6650HS

121%

Core i9-7960X

22%

To make a finishing 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 PRO 6650HS is more energy efficient than the Core i9-7960X since it has less power consumption: 35W vs. 165W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, programming, video editing or video rendering, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the processor turns on all threads and cores that it has. You will learn 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. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to work, and all the benefit 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 PRO 6650HS	Intel Core i9-7960X
Cinbench 15 Single-core	265	184
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2557	3161
Cinbench 20 Single-core	615	611
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	5607	5496
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1527	1103
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	15603	22189

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS	Intel Core i9-7960X
Single-Core	3409	2605
Multi-Core	28207	27039

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS	Intel Core i9-7960X
Single-Core	1279	1113
Multi-Core	8537	18501

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in new games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS	Intel Core i9-7960X
Announcement date	January 07, 2022	October 01, 2017
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FP7	FCLGA2066
Core name	Rembrandt	Skylake
Architecture	Zen 3+	x86
Generation	6	7
Turbo Frequency	4.4 MHz	4.2 MHz
Frequency	3.3 MHz	2.8 MHz
Cores	6	16
Threads	12	32
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	6 nm
Transistors count	7200 millions	7800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	35 W	165 W
Memory type	DDR5	DDR4-2666
Max. Memory		128 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200
Memory bandwidth		85 GB/s
L1 cache	384KB
L2 cache	3MB
L3 cache	16MB	22 MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	FP7: 100-000000543 FP7r2:100-000000565

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS is 15% better than Core i9-7960X in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i9-7960X has 10 more core than Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS. 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 PRO 6650HS is better: 14
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i9-7960X is better: 23
Although it should be realized that the summary data in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the reviews of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS and Intel Core i9-7960X before making a selection which of the processors to buy for gaming.

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS - all data

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

• AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS specs and review.

• Intel Core i9-7960X specs and review.