AMD Ryzen 7 5800U vs Intel Core i9-10850K

Processor comparisons 17-03-2021

   If you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a decision after reading the full tests AMD Ryzen 7 5800U vs Intel Core i9-10850K and decide which is better for games or normal use for video editing, streaming, rendering, programming, machine learning. Here you can find useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or various benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software like Furmark, PassMark, SuperPi, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, UserBenchmark, Prime95, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Blender, Blender, 7zip, Handbrake, VeraCrypt, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Gears 5, RealBench, GeekBench 6, 5.2, WPrime, MATLAB, PCMark 10, Dolphin Emulator, AIDA64, 3DMark.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i9-10850K or AMD Ryzen 7 5800U.

Summary benchmark results

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

Ryzen 7 5800U

56%

Core i9-10850K

57%

The number of this parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i9-10850K is 1% better than Ryzen 7 5800U. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 7 5800U

54%

Core i9-10850K

56%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And of course, 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. Therefore, if you think 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 less popular games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Metro Exodus, Monster Hunter World, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, League of Legends (LOL), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Battlefield V, Ghostrunner, Half-Life: Alyx, Hitman 3, Forza Horizon 4, Control, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Horizon Zero Dawn, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), DOTA 2A, NBA 2K20.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	95.4	99.8
Valorant	108.4	113.4
Cyberpunk 2077	60.7	63.5
Apex Legends	101.9	106.6
Call of Duty Warzone	81.3	85.1
Overwatch	87.8	91.9
Red Dead Redemption 2	74.8	78.3
DOOM Eternal	54.2	56.7
Warzone	84.5	88.5
Assassin's Creed	91.0	95.3
Valheim	89.9	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 amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. 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 7 5800U

244%

Core i9-10850K

36%

To make a final decision 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 7 5800U is more energy efficient than the Core i9-10850K as it consumes less power: 20W 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 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 streaming, video rendering or video editing, programming, machine learning, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the processor uses all cores and threads that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the program 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 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 7 5800U	Intel Core i9-10850K
Cinbench 15 Single-core	208	229
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2011	2616
Cinbench 20 Single-core	483	536
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	4407	6318
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1201	1367
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	12266	16820

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

	AMD Ryzen 7 5800U	Intel Core i9-10850K
Single-Core	2679	3074
Multi-Core	22174	23350

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

	AMD Ryzen 7 5800U	Intel Core i9-10850K
Single-Core	1468	1383
Multi-Core	7215	11578

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 in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. The economy are obvious! It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 7 5800U	Intel Core i9-10850K
Announcement date	February 22, 2021	April 01, 2020
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FP6	FCLGA1200
Core name	Cezanne	Comet Lake
Architecture	Zen 3	x86
Generation	5	10
Turbo Frequency	4.4 MHz	5.1 MHz
Frequency	1.9 MHz	3.6 MHz
Cores	8	10
Threads	16	20
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	6200 millions	9200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	20 W	125 W
Memory type	DDR4-3200 LPDDR4-4266	DDR4-2933
Max. Memory		128 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200
Memory bandwidth		45.8 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache	4MB
L3 cache	32MB	20 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i9-10850K is 47% better than Ryzen 7 5800U in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i9-10850K has 2 more core than Ryzen 7 5800U. 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 7 5800U is better: 7
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i9-10850K is better: 30
However, it should be realized that all the figures that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the reviews of real owners of AMD Ryzen 7 5800U and Intel Core i9-10850K before making a choice which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

• AMD Ryzen 7 5800U specs and review.

• Intel Core i9-10850K specs and review.