Intel Core i7-11850H vs Intel Core i9-9900X

Processor comparisons 26-06-2021

   Perhaps you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a choice after reading the full tests Intel Core i7-11850H vs Intel Core i9-9900X and see which is better for games or normal use for programming, machine learning, video editing, rendering, streaming. Here is useful information from many benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A careful review 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 testing software such as 7zip, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PCMark 10, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), RealBench, 3DMark, UserBenchmark, Blender, Dolphin Emulator, Handbrake, GeekBench 6, 5.2, VeraCrypt, AIDA64, Gears 5, SuperPi, DaVinci Resolve Studio, MATLAB, Prime95, Blender, Furmark, WPrime, PassMark.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i9-9900X or Intel Core i7-11850H.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Core i7-11850H

57%

Core i9-9900X

56%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i7-11850H is 1% better than Core i9-9900X. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i7-11850H

54%

Core i9-9900X

56%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. 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. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Half-Life: Alyx, Monster Hunter World, Ghostrunner, NBA 2K20, League of Legends (LOL), Forza Horizon 4, DOTA 2A, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Battlefield V, Microsoft Flight Simulator, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Hitman 3, Metro Exodus, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Control, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Horizon Zero Dawn.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	96.7	100.3
Valorant	109.9	114.0
Cyberpunk 2077	61.6	63.8
Apex Legends	103.3	107.2
Call of Duty Warzone	82.5	85.5
Overwatch	89.1	92.3
Red Dead Redemption 2	75.9	78.7
DOOM Eternal	55.0	57.0
Warzone	85.8	88.9
Assassin's Creed	92.3	95.8
Valheim	91.2	94.6

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 participating in the comparing 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. 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

Core i7-11850H

130%

Core i9-9900X

25%

To make a finishing choice 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 Core i7-11850H is more energy efficient than the Core i9-9900X since it has less power consumption: 40W 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

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, video rendering or video editing, machine learning, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the processor uses all threads and cores 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. Because 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

	Intel Core i7-11850H	Intel Core i9-9900X
Cinbench 15 Single-core	313	197
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2281	2114
Cinbench 20 Single-core	747	455
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	5178	4855
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1749	1092
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	17071	13662

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

	Intel Core i7-11850H	Intel Core i9-9900X
Single-Core	4095	2633
Multi-Core	23900	21769

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

	Intel Core i7-11850H	Intel Core i9-9900X
Single-Core	1563	1281
Multi-Core	8575	12077

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 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. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	Intel Core i7-11850H	Intel Core i9-9900X
Announcement date	March 20, 2021	October 01, 2018
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FCBGA1440	FCLGA2066
Core name	Tiger Lake	Skylake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	11	10
Turbo Frequency	4.8 MHz	4.4 MHz
Frequency	2.5 MHz	3.5 MHz
Cores	8	10
Threads	16	20
Bus rate	8 GT/s	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	8200 millions	8600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	40 W	165 W
Memory type	Up to 3200 MT/s	DDR4-2666
Max. Memory	128 Gb	128 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	85 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	24 MB	19.25 MB
Overclocking	No	No
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 Core i9-9900X is 28% better than Core i7-11850H in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i9-9900X has 2 more core than Core i7-11850H. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-11850H is better: 15
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i9-9900X is better: 17
However, it should be realized that all the figures in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Core i7-11850H and Intel Core i9-9900X before deciding which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i7-11850H - all data

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

• Intel Core i7-11850H specs and review.

Intel Core i9-9900X - all data

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

• Intel Core i9-9900X specs and review.