AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS vs Intel Core i9-7980XE

Processor comparisons 11-01-2022

   If you have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the full tests AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS vs Intel Core i9-7980XE and understand which is better for games or simple use for machine learning, rendering, streaming, video editing, programming. Here is useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or various benchmarks. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it 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 like Prime95, UserBenchmark, RealBench, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, MATLAB, SuperPi, DaVinci Resolve Studio, 3DMark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), 7zip, PCMark 10, Blender, Furmark, Blender, WPrime, Dolphin Emulator, VeraCrypt, PassMark, Gears 5, AIDA64, Handbrake, GeekBench 6, 5.2.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i9-7980XE or AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS.

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 6850HS

56%

Core i9-7980XE

58%

This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i9-7980XE is 3% better than Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS

55%

Core i9-7980XE

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	97.9	107.0
Valorant	111.2	121.6
Cyberpunk 2077	62.3	68.1
Apex Legends	104.6	114.3
Call of Duty Warzone	83.4	91.2
Overwatch	90.1	98.5
Red Dead Redemption 2	76.7	83.9
DOOM Eternal	55.6	60.8
Warzone	86.8	94.9
Assassin's Creed	93.4	102.2
Valheim	92.3	100.9

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 7 PRO 6850HS

152%

Core i9-7980XE

23%

To make a finishing resolution 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 6850HS is more energy efficient than the Core i9-7980XE as it consumes less power: 35W vs. 165W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. 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 programming, streaming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU turns on all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum efficiency. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, 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 6850HS	Intel Core i9-7980XE
Cinbench 15 Single-core	310	184
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2997	3455
Cinbench 20 Single-core	721	446
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	6571	7671
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1789	1281
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	18285	28196

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

	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS	Intel Core i9-7980XE
Single-Core	3995	2490
Multi-Core	21962	29612

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

	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS	Intel Core i9-7980XE
Single-Core	1598	1158
Multi-Core	9688	18658

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful 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 benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in new games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS	Intel Core i9-7980XE
Announcement date	January 07, 2022	April 01, 2017
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FP7	FCLGA2066
Core name	Rembrandt	Skylake
Architecture	Zen 3+	x86
Generation	6	9
Turbo Frequency	4.4 MHz	4.2 MHz
Frequency	3.2 MHz	2.6 MHz
Cores	8	18
Threads	16	36
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	6 nm	14 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	512KB
L2 cache	4MB
L3 cache	16MB	24.75 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 Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS is 18% better than Core i9-7980XE in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i9-7980XE has 10 more core than Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS. 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 6850HS is better: 13
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i9-7980XE is better: 25
The summary data in the article 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 testing video and read the reviews of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS and Intel Core i9-7980XE before making a choice which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS - all data

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

• AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS specs and review.

• Intel Core i9-7980XE specs and review.