AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M

Processor comparisons   11-01-2022
   Let's say you have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M and decide which is better for games or simple use for video editing, streaming, programming, rendering, machine learning. Here is useful information from different benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, 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 test applications like WPrime, Prime95, Furmark, UserBenchmark, PCMark 10, PassMark, Gears 5, Dolphin Emulator, Blender, 7zip, Blender, DaVinci Resolve Studio, MATLAB, RealBench, 3DMark, Handbrake, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, AIDA64, VeraCrypt, GeekBench 6, 5.2, SuperPi.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M 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%

Xeon Platinum 8260M

60%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H

55%

Xeon Platinum 8260M

69%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	97.6	121.9
Valorant	110.9	138.5
Cyberpunk 2077	62.1	77.6
Apex Legends	104.3	130.2
Call of Duty Warzone	83.2	103.9
Overwatch	89.8	112.2
Red Dead Redemption 2	76.5	95.6
DOOM Eternal	55.5	69.3
Warzone	86.5	108.1
Assassin's Creed	93.2	116.4
Valheim	92.1	115.0

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 video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. So 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 PRO 6850H

115%

Xeon Platinum 8260M

21%

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 Xeon Platinum 8260M since it has less power consumption: 45W 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 want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, programming, streaming, video editing or video rendering, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the CPU includes 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 program 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 run, 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 7 PRO 6850H	Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M
Cinbench 15 Single-core	313	211
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	3027	5808
Cinbench 20 Single-core	728	366
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	6637	14048
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1807	1239
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	18470	35899

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

	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H	Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M
Single-Core	4035	2291
Multi-Core	33392	34071

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

	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H	Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M
Single-Core	1561	1071
Multi-Core	9408	33238

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. 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 in the newest games. The savings are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H	Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M
Announcement date	January 07, 2022	October 01, 2020
Type	Laptop	Server
Socket	FP7	LGA3647
Core name	Rembrandt	Cascade Lake
Architecture	Zen 3+	x86
Generation	6	2
Turbo Frequency	4.4 MHz	3.9 MHz
Frequency	3.2 MHz	2.3 MHz
Cores	8	24
Threads	16	48
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	6 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	7200 millions	7510 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	45 W	165 W
Memory type	DDR5	DDR4-2933
Max. Memory		1 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache	512KB
L2 cache	4MB
L3 cache	16MB	35.75 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	Yes
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 Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H is 28% better than Xeon Platinum 8260M in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Xeon Platinum 8260M has 16 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: 14
The number of parameters for which Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M is better: 23
The summary data in the text above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the reviews of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H and Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M before deciding 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 Xeon Platinum 8260M specs and review.