Intel Core i7-8850H vs AMD C-70

Last updated: 2024-04-12

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-8850H		AMD C-70
CPU comparison Intel Core i7-8850H or AMD C-70 - 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 i7-8850H has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.30 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-8850H was released in Q1/2018. The AMD C-70 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.33 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The AMD C-70 was released in Q3/2012.

Intel Core i7 (298)	Family	AMD C (6)
Intel Core i 8000H (6)	CPU group	AMD C (6)
8	Generation	1
Coffee Lake H	Architecture	Ontario (Bobcat)
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
Intel Core i7-9850H	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i7-8850H has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-8850H is 2.60 GHz (4.30 GHz) while the AMD C-70 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD C-70 is at 1.00 GHz (1.33 GHz).
Intel Core i7-8850H	Characteristic	AMD C-70
6	Cores	2
12	Threads	2
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	Yes
2.60 GHz	Frequency	1.00 GHz
4.30 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	1.33 GHz
3.30 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	1.33 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 i7-8850H	Characteristic	AMD C-70
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The Intel Core i7-8850H or AMD C-70 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 630	GPU	AMD Radeon HD 6290
0.35 GHz	GPU frequency	0.28 GHz
1.15 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	0.40 GHz
9.5	GPU Generation	3
14 nm	Technology	40 nm
3	Max. displays	2
24	Compute units	1
192	Shader	80
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
64 GB	Max. GPU Memory	1 GB
12	DirectX Version	11

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 630	GPU	AMD Radeon HD 6290
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP9	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i7-8850H can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 42.7 GB/s. The AMD C-70 supports up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 8.5 GB/s.
Intel Core i7-8850H	Characteristic	AMD C-70
DDR4-2666	Memory	DDR3-1066
64 GB	Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	1 (Single Channel)
42.7 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	8.5 GB/s
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
9.00 MB	L3 Cache	1.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	--
16	PCIe lanes	--
15.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	--
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i7-8850H is 45 W, while the AMD C-70 has a TDP of 9 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Core i7-8850H	Characteristic	AMD C-70
45 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	9 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Core i7-8850H is manufactured in 14 nm and has 9.00 MB cache. The AMD C-70 is manufactured in 40 nm and has a 1.00 MB cache.
Intel Core i7-8850H	Characteristic	AMD C-70
14 nm	Technology	40 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2	ISA extensions	SSE3, SSE4a
BGA 1440	Socket	BGA 413
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	AMD-V
Yes	AES-NI	No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems
Q1/2018	Release date	Q3/2012
360 $	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i7-8850H (0%)

AMD C-70 (0%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i7-8850H (100%)

AMD C-70 (5%)

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 i7-8850H Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.15 GHz	442 (100%)
	AMD C-70 AMD Radeon HD 6290 @ 0.40 GHz	64 (14%)

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 i7-8850H 6C 12T @ 3.30 GHz	10315 (100%)
	AMD C-70 2C 2T @ 1.33 GHz	598 (6%)

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 i7-8850H 6C 12T @ 2.60 GHz	2709 (100%)
	AMD C-70 2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz	73 (3%)

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 i7-8850H 6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz	1074 (100%)
	AMD C-70 2C 2T @ 1.33 GHz	0 (0%)

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 i7-8850H 6C 12T @ 3.30 GHz	6112 (100%)
	AMD C-70 2C 2T @ 1.33 GHz	0 (0%)

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 i7-8850H 6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz	1034 (100%)
	AMD C-70 2C 2T @ 1.33 GHz	0 (0%)

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 i7-8850H 6C 12T @ 3.30 GHz	4781 (100%)
	AMD C-70 2C 2T @ 1.33 GHz	0 (0%)

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 i7-8850H 6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz	1420 (100%)
	AMD C-70 2C 2T @ 1.33 GHz	0 (0%)

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 i7-8850H 6C 12T @ 3.30 GHz	5460 (100%)
	AMD C-70 2C 2T @ 1.33 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 i7-8850H 6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz	403 (100%)
	AMD C-70 2C 2T @ 1.33 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 i7-8850H 6C 12T @ 3.30 GHz	2468 (100%)
	AMD C-70 2C 2T @ 1.33 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 i7-8850H 6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz	182 (100%)
	AMD C-70 2C 2T @ 1.33 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 i7-8850H 6C 12T @ 3.30 GHz	1023 (100%)
	AMD C-70 2C 2T @ 1.33 GHz	0 (0%)

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