Intel Core i9-10850K vs AMD Ryzen 7 5800H

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i9-10850K CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
Intel Core i9-10850K AMD Ryzen 7 5800H

CPU comparison

Intel Core i9-10850K or AMD Ryzen 7 5800H - 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 i9-10850K has 10 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.20 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-10850K was released in Q3/2020.

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800H has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 7 5800H was released in Q2/2021.
Intel Core i9 (78) Family AMD Ryzen 7 (63)
Intel Core i 10000 (43) CPU group AMD Ryzen 5000H (11)
10 Generation 4
Comet Lake S Architecture Cezanne (Zen 3)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor AMD Ryzen 7 6800H

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i9-10850K has 10 CPU cores and can calculate 20 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i9-10850K is 3.60 GHz (5.20 GHz) while the AMD Ryzen 7 5800H has 8 CPU cores and 16 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800H is at 3.20 GHz (4.40 GHz).

Intel Core i9-10850K Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
10 Cores 8
20 Threads 16
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
3.60 GHz Frequency 3.20 GHz
5.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.40 GHz
4.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.80 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 i9-10850K Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i9-10850K or AMD Ryzen 7 5800H 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 RX Vega 8 (Renoir)
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
1.20 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.75 GHz
9.5 GPU Generation 9
14 nm Technology 7 nm
3 Max. displays 3
24 Compute units 8
192 Shader 512
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory 8 GB
12 DirectX Version 12

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 RX Vega 8 (Renoir)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i9-10850K can use up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 45.8 GB/s. The AMD Ryzen 7 5800H supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 51.2 GB/s.

Intel Core i9-10850K Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
DDR4-2933 Memory DDR4-3200
128 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
45.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
No ECC No
2.50 MB L2 Cache 4.00 MB
20.00 MB L3 Cache 16.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 12
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 11.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i9-10850K is 125 W, while the AMD Ryzen 7 5800H has a TDP of 45 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i9-10850K Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
125 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 45 W
250 W @ 56 s TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 80 W
95 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i9-10850K is manufactured in 14 nm and has 22.50 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen 7 5800H is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 20.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i9-10850K Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
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
LGA 1200 Socket FP6
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
Q3/2020 Release date Q2/2021
446 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 6 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 8 CPU benchmarks

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 i9-10850K Intel Core i9-10850K
10C 20T @ 5.20 GHz
1367 (96%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
1427 (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 i9-10850K Intel Core i9-10850K
10C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
16820 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
12179 (72%)

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 i9-10850K Intel Core i9-10850K
10C 20T @ 5.20 GHz
1411 (97%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
1461 (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 i9-10850K Intel Core i9-10850K
10C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
11250 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
8397 (75%)

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 i9-10850K Intel Core i9-10850K
10C 20T @ 5.20 GHz
1729 (98%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
1766 (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 i9-10850K Intel Core i9-10850K
10C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
9867 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
7816 (79%)

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 i9-10850K Intel Core i9-10850K
10C 20T @ 5.20 GHz
536 (96%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
560 (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 i9-10850K Intel Core i9-10850K
10C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
6318 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
5051 (80%)

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 i9-10850K Intel Core i9-10850K
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.20 GHz
461 (26%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Renoir) @ 1.75 GHz
1792 (100%)

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 i9-10850K Intel Core i9-10850K
10C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
239 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
184 (77%)

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 i9-10850K Intel Core i9-10850K
10C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
22755 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
21288 (94%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-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 i9-10850K Intel Core i9-10850K
10C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
569 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
557 (98%)

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 i9-10850K Intel Core i9-10850K
10C 20T @ 3.60 GHz
7221 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
5156 (71%)

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 i9-10850K Intel Core i9-10850K
10C 20T @ 5.20 GHz
229 (97%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
235 (100%)

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 i9-10850K Intel Core i9-10850K
10C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
2616 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
2164 (83%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i9-10850K Intel Core i9-10850K
10C 20T @ 5.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
87 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i9-10850K Intel Core i9-10850K
10C 20T @ 5.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
665 (100%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
Intel Core i9-10850K Intel Core i9-10850K
10C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
129 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.
Intel Core i9-10850K Intel Core i9-10850K
3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
12,179 CB R23 MC @ 75 W
162 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i9-10850K AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
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