Intel Core i7-9750HF vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600

Processor comparisons 15-01-2022

   If you have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests Intel Core i7-9750HF vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600 and see which is better for games or normal use for machine learning, streaming, programming, video editing, rendering. Here you can find useful information from many benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests like World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PCMark 10, Furmark, Blender, GeekBench 6, 5.2, UserBenchmark, RealBench, 7zip, Gears 5, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Dolphin Emulator, Blender, Prime95, SuperPi, DaVinci Resolve Studio, AIDA64, Handbrake, WPrime, PassMark, MATLAB, 3DMark, VeraCrypt.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 5 1600 or Intel Core i7-9750HF.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i7-9750HF

53%

Ryzen 5 1600

53%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i7-9750HF

53%

Ryzen 5 1600

53%

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 the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a low game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, League of Legends (LOL), Half-Life: Alyx, Horizon Zero Dawn, DOTA 2A, Forza Horizon 4, Hitman 3, Ghostrunner, Control, Battlefield V, NBA 2K20, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Monster Hunter World, Microsoft Flight Simulator, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Metro Exodus.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	94.2	93.8
Valorant	107.0	106.6
Cyberpunk 2077	59.9	59.7
Apex Legends	100.6	100.2
Call of Duty Warzone	80.3	79.9
Overwatch	86.7	86.3
Red Dead Redemption 2	73.8	73.6
DOOM Eternal	53.5	53.3
Warzone	83.5	83.1
Assassin's Creed	89.9	89.5
Valheim	88.8	88.5

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 participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with 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. 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

Core i7-9750HF

79%

Ryzen 5 1600

47%

To make a finishing 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 Core i7-9750HF is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 5 1600 since it has less power consumption: 45W vs. 65W. Power consumption is particularly 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 programming, video rendering or video editing, streaming, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor uses all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to achieve 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 software 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 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

	Intel Core i7-9750HF	AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Cinbench 15 Single-core	184	147
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1182	1094
Cinbench 20 Single-core	441	357
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	2653	2501
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1113	900
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	6912	6230

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

	Intel Core i7-9750HF	AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Single-Core	2596	2063
Multi-Core	11640	12340

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

	Intel Core i7-9750HF	AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Single-Core	1067	932
Multi-Core	6055	5690

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby 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.

	Intel Core i7-9750HF	AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Announcement date	July 07, 2019	April 11, 2017
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FCBGA1440	AM4
Core name	Coffee Lake	Summit Ridge
Architecture	x86	Zen
Generation	9	2
Turbo Frequency	4.5 MHz	3.6 MHz
Frequency	2.6 MHz	3.2 MHz
Cores	6	6
Threads	12	12
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	5600 millions	2800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	45 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133	DDR4
Max. Memory	128 Gb
Memory Frequency		2667
Memory bandwidth	41.8 GB/s
L1 cache		576KB
L2 cache		3MB
L3 cache	12 MB	16MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number		YD1600BBM6IAE YD1600BBAEBOX YD1600BBAEMPK

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 1600 is 18% better than Core i7-9750HF in terms of CPU frequency. 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 i7-9750HF is better: 28
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 1600 is better: 7
Although it should be realized that all the figures that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Core i7-9750HF and AMD Ryzen 5 1600 before making a decision which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i7-9750HF - all data

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

• Intel Core i7-9750HF specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 5 1600 specs and review.