Intel Xeon E7-2850 v2 vs AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS

Last updated: 2023-08-10

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon E7-2850 v2		AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS
CPU comparison Intel Xeon E7-2850 v2 or AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS - 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 Xeon E7-2850 v2 has 12 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. Up to 1536 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E7-2850 v2 was released in Q1/2014. The AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS was released in Q1/2022.

Intel Xeon E7 (20)	Family	AMD Ryzen 5 (85)
Intel Xeon E7 v2 (20)	CPU group	AMD Ryzen 6000H/7035H (20)
4	Generation	5
Ivy Bridge EX	Architecture	Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Xeon E7-2850 v2 is a 12 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz (2.80 GHz). The AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS has 6 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.30 GHz (4.50 GHz).
Intel Xeon E7-2850 v2	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS
12	Cores	6
24	Threads	12
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.30 GHz	Frequency	3.30 GHz
2.80 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	4.50 GHz
2.80 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	3.60 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 Xeon E7-2850 v2	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics 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.
no iGPU	GPU	AMD Radeon 660M
	GPU frequency	1.40 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	1.90 GHz
--	GPU Generation	9
	Technology	6 nm
	Max. displays	3
--	Compute units	6
--	Shader	384
No	Hardware Raytracing	Yes
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	8 GB
--	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.
no iGPU	GPU	AMD Radeon 660M
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP8	Decode / Encode
No	Codec AV1	Decode
No	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VC-1	Decode
No	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The Intel Xeon E7-2850 v2 supports a maximum of 1536 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Xeon E7-2850 v2	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS
DDR3-1600	Memory	LPDDR5-6400, DDR5-4800
1536 GB	Max. Memory	64 GB
4 (Quad Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	76.8 GB/s
Yes	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	3.00 MB
24.00 MB	L3 Cache	16.00 MB
--	PCIe version	4.0
--	PCIe lanes	12
--	PCIe Bandwidth	23.6 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon E7-2850 v2 has a TDP of 105 W, that of the AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS is 35 W.
Intel Xeon E7-2850 v2	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS
105 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	35 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	54 W
--	TDP down	35 W
--	Tjunction max.	95 °C
Technical details The Intel Xeon E7-2850 v2 has a 24.00 MB cache, while the AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS cache has a total of 19.00 MB.
Intel Xeon E7-2850 v2	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS
22 nm	Technology	6 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
LGA 2011	Socket	FP7
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2014	Release date	Q1/2022
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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 Xeon E7-2850 v2 12C 24T @ 2.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS 6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz	1472 (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 Xeon E7-2850 v2 12C 24T @ 2.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	8054 (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 Xeon E7-2850 v2 12C 24T @ 2.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS 6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz	1886 (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 Xeon E7-2850 v2 12C 24T @ 2.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	8063 (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 Xeon E7-2850 v2 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS AMD Radeon 660M @ 1.90 GHz	1459 (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 Xeon E7-2850 v2 12C 24T @ 2.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	19102 (100%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Xeon E7-2850 v2	AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS
Unknown	Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5 14 (7. Gen) Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5 16 (7. Gen)

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