AMD Ryzen 7 5800X vs Intel Core i7-9750H

Processor comparisons   17-03-2021
   If you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a decision by looking at the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X vs Intel Core i7-9750H tests and understand which is better for games or normal use for streaming, programming, video editing, rendering, machine learning. Here you can find useful information from various benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A careful review of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests like Furmark, Prime95, SuperPi, GeekBench 6, 5.2, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Dolphin Emulator, Gears 5, PassMark, UserBenchmark, Blender, 7zip, AIDA64, Handbrake, RealBench, PCMark 10, WPrime, MATLAB, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Blender, VeraCrypt, 3DMark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-9750H or AMD Ryzen 7 5800X.

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 5800X

58%

Core i7-9750H

53%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 7 5800X is 8% better than Core i7-9750H. 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 5800X

56%

Core i7-9750H

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	99.7	94.2
Valorant	113.3	107.1
Cyberpunk 2077	63.5	60.0
Apex Legends	106.5	100.6
Call of Duty Warzone	85.0	80.3
Overwatch	91.8	86.7
Red Dead Redemption 2	78.2	73.9
DOOM Eternal	56.7	53.5
Warzone	88.4	83.5
Assassin's Creed	95.2	89.9
Valheim	94.1	88.9

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 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 5800X

57%

Core i7-9750H

89%

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 i7-9750H is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 7 5800X since it has less power consumption: 105W vs. 45W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. It is necessary to count 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 machine learning, video editing or video rendering, streaming, programming, 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 using the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that 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 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 5800X	Intel Core i7-9750H
Cinbench 15 Single-core	270	184
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2611	1182
Cinbench 20 Single-core	628	441
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	5724	2653
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1594	1113
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	15245	6912

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

	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X	Intel Core i7-9750H
Single-Core	3479	2487
Multi-Core	28799	11313

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

	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X	Intel Core i7-9750H
Single-Core	1823	1203
Multi-Core	11496	6089

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful 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 in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in the newest games. The savings are obvious! It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X	Intel Core i7-9750H
Announcement date	November 05, 2020	April 01, 2019
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Socket	AM4	FCBGA1440
Core name	Vermeer	Coffee Lake
Architecture	Zen 3	x86
Generation	5	9
Turbo Frequency	4.7 MHz	4.5 MHz
Frequency	3.8 MHz	2.6 MHz
Cores	8	6
Threads	16	12
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	6200 millions	5600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	105 W	45 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133
Max. Memory		128 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200
Memory bandwidth		41.8 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache	4MB
L3 cache	32MB	12 MB
Overclocking	Yes	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000063 100-100000063WOF

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 7 5800X is 31% better than Core i7-9750H in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 7 5800X has 2 more core than Core i7-9750H. 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 5800X is better: 32
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-9750H is better: 5
However, it should be understood that all the number in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the opinion of real owners of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X and Intel Core i7-9750H before deciding which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

• AMD Ryzen 7 5800X specs and review.

• Intel Core i7-9750H specs and review.