Intel Core i7-9850H vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX

Last updated: 2023-05-08

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-9850H		AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX
CPU comparison Intel Core i7-9850H or AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX - 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 i7-9850H 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 i7-9850H was released in Q2/2019. The AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX has 64 cores with 128 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 2048 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX was released in Q1/2021.

Intel Core i7 (298)	Family	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO (15)
Intel Core i 9000H (11)	CPU group	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3000 (4)
9	Generation	3
Coffee Lake H Refresh	Architecture	Castle Peak (Zen 2)
Mobile	Segment	Desktop / Server
Intel Core i7-8850H	Predecessor	--
Intel Core i7-10850H	Successor	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i7-9850H is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz (4.60 GHz). The AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX has 64 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.70 GHz (4.20 GHz).
Intel Core i7-9850H	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX
6	Cores	64
12	Threads	128
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	Yes
2.60 GHz	Frequency	2.70 GHz
4.60 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	4.20 GHz
3.20 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	3.00 GHz


NPU AI performance The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.
Intel Core i7-9850H	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--
--	NPU + CPU + iGPU	--

Integrated graphics (iGPU) The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
Intel UHD Graphics 630	GPU	no iGPU
0.35 GHz	GPU frequency	--
1.15 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	--
9.5	GPU Generation	--
14 nm	Technology
3	Max. displays
24	Compute units	--
192	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 630	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
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	No
Decode	Codec VC-1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i7-9850H supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX can connect up to 2048 GB of memory in 8 memory channels.
Intel Core i7-9850H	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX
DDR4-2666	Memory	DDR4-3200
128 GB	Max. Memory	2048 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	8 (Octa Channel)
42.7 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	51.2 GB/s
No	ECC	Yes
--	L2 Cache	32.00 MB
12.00 MB	L3 Cache	256.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	4.0
16	PCIe lanes	128
15.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	252.0 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i7-9850H has a TDP of 45 W, that of the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX is 280 W.
Intel Core i7-9850H	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX
45 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	280 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
35 W	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	95 °C
Technical details The Intel Core i7-9850H has a 12.00 MB cache, while the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX cache has a total of 288.00 MB.

Intel Core i7-9850H	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX
14 nm	Technology	7 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
BGA 1440	Socket	WRX8 (sWRX8)
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
Q2/2019	Release date	Q1/2021
395 $	Release price	5489 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i7-9850H (90%)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 5 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i7-9850H (16%)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX (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 i7-9850H 6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz	1157 (91%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX 64C 128T @ 4.20 GHz	1266 (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 i7-9850H 6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz	5207 (14%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX 64C 128T @ 3.00 GHz	36215 (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 i7-9850H 6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz	1367 (82%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX 64C 128T @ 4.20 GHz	1662 (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 i7-9850H 6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz	5788 (29%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX 64C 128T @ 3.00 GHz	20256 (100%)

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 i7-9850H 6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz	459 (96%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX 64C 128T @ 4.20 GHz	477 (100%)

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 i7-9850H 6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz	2653 (11%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX 64C 128T @ 3.00 GHz	24463 (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 i7-9850H 6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz	11347 (14%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX 64C 128T @ 3.00 GHz	83324 (100%)

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 i7-9850H 6C 12T @ 2.60 GHz	2960 (10%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX 64C 128T @ 2.70 GHz	30917 (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 i7-9850H 6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX 64C 128T @ 4.20 GHz	1276 (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 i7-9850H 6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX 64C 128T @ 3.00 GHz	64355 (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 i7-9850H Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.15 GHz	442 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.


	Intel Core i7-9850H 6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX 64C 128T @ 3.00 GHz	994 (100%)

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 i7-9850H 6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz	192 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX 64C 128T @ 4.20 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 i7-9850H 6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz	1182 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX 64C 128T @ 3.00 GHz	0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Core i7-9850H	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 2019 Lenovo ThinkPad P53	Unknown

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