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

Processor comparisons   11-01-2022
   Let's say you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a choice after reading the detailed tests AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M and understand which is better for games or normal use for streaming, rendering, machine learning, video editing, programming. Here you can find useful information from different benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A careful analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications like VeraCrypt, Blender, WPrime, Handbrake, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, AIDA64, DaVinci Resolve Studio, UserBenchmark, Furmark, 7zip, PCMark 10, Prime95, Dolphin Emulator, Blender, Gears 5, SuperPi, RealBench, MATLAB, PassMark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), GeekBench 6, 5.2, 3DMark.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M 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%

Xeon Platinum 8260M

60%

The number of this parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Xeon Platinum 8260M is 6% better than Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS. 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 PRO 6850HS

55%

Xeon Platinum 8260M

69%

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 this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think 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 CPU comparisons were performed: Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Metro Exodus, Control, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Half-Life: Alyx, Monster Hunter World, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, League of Legends (LOL), PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Forza Horizon 4, Microsoft Flight Simulator, DOTA 2A, Horizon Zero Dawn, Ghostrunner, Battlefield V, Hitman 3, NBA 2K20.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	97.9	121.9
Valorant	111.2	138.5
Cyberpunk 2077	62.3	77.6
Apex Legends	104.6	130.2
Call of Duty Warzone	83.4	103.9
Overwatch	90.1	112.2
Red Dead Redemption 2	76.7	95.6
DOOM Eternal	55.6	69.3
Warzone	86.8	108.1
Assassin's Creed	93.4	116.4
Valheim	92.3	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 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: 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 compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS

152%

Xeon Platinum 8260M

21%

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 7 PRO 6850HS is more energy efficient than the Xeon Platinum 8260M since it has less power consumption: 35W vs. 165W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. 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 want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video editing or video rendering, streaming, programming, machine learning, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum efficiency, the processor includes all threads and cores that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, 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 6850HS	Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M
Cinbench 15 Single-core	310	211
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2997	5808
Cinbench 20 Single-core	721	366
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	6571	14048
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1789	1239
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	18285	35899

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

	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS	Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M
Single-Core	3995	2291
Multi-Core	21962	34071

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

	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS	Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M
Single-Core	1598	1071
Multi-Core	9688	33238

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 later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS	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)	35 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

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 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 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: 14
The number of parameters for which Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M is better: 23
Although it should be realized that 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. Better to watch the video tests and read the opinion of real owners of AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS and Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M before making a choice which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

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 Xeon Platinum 8260M specs and review.