AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U vs Intel Core i9-10980XE

Processor comparisons 11-01-2022

   Let's say you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a decision after reading the comprehensive tests AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U vs Intel Core i9-10980XE and decide which is better for games or simple use for programming, video editing, streaming, machine learning, rendering. Here is useful information from several benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests such as Blender, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), PassMark, MATLAB, Dolphin Emulator, PCMark 10, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Furmark, Handbrake, AIDA64, Prime95, 3DMark, Blender, WPrime, VeraCrypt, Gears 5, 7zip, SuperPi, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, UserBenchmark, RealBench, GeekBench 6, 5.2.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i9-10980XE or AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U.

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 6850U

56%

Core i9-10980XE

60%

This parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i9-10980XE is 6% better than Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U. 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 6850U

54%

Core i9-10980XE

61%

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 run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a little 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	96.4	108.7
Valorant	109.6	123.5
Cyberpunk 2077	61.4	69.2
Apex Legends	103.0	116.1
Call of Duty Warzone	82.2	92.6
Overwatch	88.8	100.0
Red Dead Redemption 2	75.6	85.2
DOOM Eternal	54.8	61.8
Warzone	85.5	96.3
Assassin's Creed	92.1	103.7
Valheim	91.0	102.5

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 6850U

192%

Core i9-10980XE

28%

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 6850U is more energy efficient than the Core i9-10980XE as it consumes less power: 28W vs. 165W. Power consumption is especially 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

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 the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU uses all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to reach maximum efficiency. You will learn 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. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the advantages 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 6850U	Intel Core i9-10980XE
Cinbench 15 Single-core	293	211
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2836	3800
Cinbench 20 Single-core	683	480
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	6219	8848
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1694	1191
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	17305	24309

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

	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U	Intel Core i9-10980XE
Single-Core	3781	2626
Multi-Core	21864	34005

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

	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U	Intel Core i9-10980XE
Single-Core	1618	1417
Multi-Core	8278	20280

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 in your computer. 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 continue to maintain maximum FPS even in the newest games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U	Intel Core i9-10980XE
Announcement date	January 07, 2022	October 01, 2019
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FP7	FCLGA2066
Core name	Rembrandt	Cascade Lake
Architecture	Zen 3+	x86
Generation	6	10
Turbo Frequency	4.4 MHz	4.8 MHz
Frequency	2.7 MHz	3 MHz
Cores	8	18
Threads	16	36
Bus rate		8 GT/s DMI3
Bit	64	64
Lithography	6 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	7200 millions	9200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	28 W	165 W
Memory type	DDR5	DDR4-2933
Max. Memory		256 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200
Memory bandwidth		94 GB/s
L1 cache	512KB
L2 cache	4MB
L3 cache	16MB	24.75 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	FP7:100-000000538 FP7r2:100-000000550

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i9-10980XE is 9% better than Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i9-10980XE has 10 more core than Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U. 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 6850U is better: 11
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i9-10980XE is better: 27
Although it should be realized that all the number that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of real owners of AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Intel Core i9-10980XE before making a selection which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U - all data

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

• AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U specs and review.

• Intel Core i9-10980XE specs and review.