Intel Core i7-11600H vs AMD Ryzen 7 5800

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-11600H CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 7 5800
Intel Core i7-11600H AMD Ryzen 7 5800

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-11600H or AMD Ryzen 7 5800 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i7-11600H has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.60 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-11600H was released in Q3/2021.

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800 has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 7 5800 was released in Q2/2021.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family AMD Ryzen 7 (68)
Intel Core i 11000H (17) CPU group AMD Ryzen 5000 (12)
11 Generation 4
Tiger Lake H Architecture Vermeer (Zen 3)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-11600H has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-11600H is 2.50 GHz (4.60 GHz) while the AMD Ryzen 7 5800 has 8 CPU cores and 16 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800 is at 3.40 GHz (4.60 GHz).

Intel Core i7-11600H Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 5800
6 Cores 8
12 Threads 16
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? Yes
2.50 GHz Frequency 3.40 GHz
4.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.60 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 4.00 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i7-11600H Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 5800
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i7-11600H or AMD Ryzen 7 5800 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU) GPU no iGPU
0.35 GHz GPU frequency --
1.45 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
11 GPU Generation --
10 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
32 Compute units --
256 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU) GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-11600H can use up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 51.2 GB/s. The AMD Ryzen 7 5800 supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 51.2 GB/s.

Intel Core i7-11600H Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 5800
DDR4-3200 Memory DDR4-3200
128 GB Max. Memory 128 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 4.00 MB
18.00 MB L3 Cache 32.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 4.0
20 PCIe lanes 20
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i7-11600H is 45 W, while the AMD Ryzen 7 5800 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i7-11600H Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 5800
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
35 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 95 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-11600H is manufactured in 10 nm and has 18.00 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen 7 5800 is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 36.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i7-11600H Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 5800
10 nm Technology 7 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
BGA 1787 Socket AM4 (PGA 1331)
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2021 Release date Q2/2021
395 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-11600H (90%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-11600H (61%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i7-11600H Intel Core i7-11600H
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz
1513 (88%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800 AMD Ryzen 7 5800
8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
1710 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i7-11600H Intel Core i7-11600H
6C 12T @ 2.50 GHz
6477 (59%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800 AMD Ryzen 7 5800
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
10966 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i7-11600H Intel Core i7-11600H
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz
1903 (91%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800 AMD Ryzen 7 5800
8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
2087 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i7-11600H Intel Core i7-11600H
6C 12T @ 2.50 GHz
6482 (62%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800 AMD Ryzen 7 5800
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
10397 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i7-11600H Intel Core i7-11600H
6C 12T @ 2.50 GHz
15769 (61%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800 AMD Ryzen 7 5800
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
25960 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i7-11600H Intel Core i7-11600H
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800 AMD Ryzen 7 5800
8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
1593 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i7-11600H Intel Core i7-11600H
6C 12T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800 AMD Ryzen 7 5800
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
14065 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i7-11600H Intel Core i7-11600H
Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU) @ 1.45 GHz
742 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800 AMD Ryzen 7 5800
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i7-11600H Intel Core i7-11600H
6C 12T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800 AMD Ryzen 7 5800
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
6328 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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