AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H vs Intel Core i9-9990XE

Processor comparisons   11-01-2022
   You may have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H vs Intel Core i9-9990XE and understand which is better for games or normal use for programming, machine learning, video editing, streaming, rendering. Here is all information from different benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in special test applications such as Cinebench 23 (20, 15), SuperPi, PassMark, RealBench, Gears 5, PCMark 10, MATLAB, Prime95, Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, 7zip, AIDA64, UserBenchmark, WPrime, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Furmark, VeraCrypt, Handbrake, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Blender, 3DMark, Dolphin Emulator.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i9-9990XE or AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H.

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 PRO 6850H

60%

Core i9-9990XE

59%

The number of this parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H is 1% better than Core i9-9990XE. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H

55%

Core i9-9990XE

59%

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 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 final table below.
List of less popular games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Horizon Zero Dawn, DOTA 2A, Half-Life: Alyx, Control, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Ghostrunner, Hitman 3, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Battlefield V, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Forza Horizon 4, Metro Exodus, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), League of Legends (LOL), Monster Hunter World, NBA 2K20.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	97.6	104.6
Valorant	110.9	118.9
Cyberpunk 2077	62.1	66.6
Apex Legends	104.3	111.7
Call of Duty Warzone	83.2	89.1
Overwatch	89.8	96.3
Red Dead Redemption 2	76.5	82.0
DOOM Eternal	55.5	59.4
Warzone	86.5	92.7
Assassin's Creed	93.2	99.8
Valheim	92.1	98.6

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 7 PRO 6850H

115%

Core i9-9990XE

16%

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 7 PRO 6850H is more energy efficient than the Core i9-9990XE as it consumes less power: 45W vs. 260W. 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 plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, machine learning, video rendering or video editing, programming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum efficiency, the processor uses all threads and cores that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether 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 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 7 PRO 6850H	Intel Core i9-9990XE
Cinbench 15 Single-core	313	199
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	3027	3215
Cinbench 20 Single-core	728	455
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	6637	7457
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1807	1115
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	18470	22765

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

	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H	Intel Core i9-9990XE
Single-Core	4035	3072
Multi-Core	33392	31845

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

	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H	Intel Core i9-9990XE
Single-Core	1561	1308
Multi-Core	9408	16263

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last you. 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, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H	Intel Core i9-9990XE
Announcement date	January 07, 2022	April 01, 2020
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FP7	LGA2066
Core name	Rembrandt	Skylake
Architecture	Zen 3+	x86
Generation	6	9
Turbo Frequency	4.4 MHz	5.2 MHz
Frequency	3.2 MHz	4.2 MHz
Cores	8	14
Threads	16	28
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	6 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	7200 millions	8600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	45 W	260 W
Memory type	DDR5	DDR4-2666
Max. Memory		128 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200
Memory bandwidth		85 GB/s
L1 cache	512KB
L2 cache	4MB
L3 cache	16MB	32 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	FP7: 100-000000542 FP7r2: 100-000000564

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i9-9990XE is 23% better than Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i9-9990XE has 6 more core than Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H. 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 PRO 6850H is better: 12
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i9-9990XE is better: 26
Although it should be understood that all the figures in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H and Intel Core i9-9990XE before making a choice which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H - all data

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

• AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H specs and review.

• Intel Core i9-9990XE specs and review.