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Core i7-9850H vs Ryzen 5 1600X


Description
The i7-9850H is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the 1600X is based on Zen.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-9850H gets a score of 289.3 k points while the 1600X gets 173.2 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-9850H is 1.7 times faster than the 1600X. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906ed
800f11
Core
Coffee Lake-H
Summit Ridge
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.6 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.6 GHz
4 GHz
Socket
BGA 1440
AM4
Cores/Threads
6/12
6/12
TDP
45 W
95 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
6x64+6x32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
6x512 kB
Cache L3
12288 kB
2x8192 kB
Date
June 2019
April 2017
Mean monothread perf.
49.24k points
60.09k points
Mean multithread perf.
289.3k points
173.2k points

Non-optimized benchmark
The benchmark in Mode 0 (FPU) measures cpu performance with non-optimized software. It uses the basic µinstructions from the i386 architecture with the i387 floating point unit. This mode is compatible with all CPUs so it's practical to compare very different CPUs
Monothread
i7-9850H
1600X
Test#1 (Integers)
4.11k
3.95k (x0.96)
Test#2 (FP)
15.19k
18.36k (x1.21)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.04k
5.39k (x1.07)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.98k
17.35k (x1.45)
TOTAL
36.32k
45.06k (x1.24)

Multithread

i7-9850H

1600X
Test#1 (Integers)
22.68k
19.47k (x0.86)
Test#2 (FP)
83.77k
77.19k (x0.92)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
30.37k
15.4k (x0.51)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.55k
12.25k (x1.43)
TOTAL
145.37k
124.3k (x0.86)

AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
i7-9850H
1600X
Test#1 (Integers)
19.83k
14.63k (x0.74)
Test#2 (FP)
16.52k
24.09k (x1.46)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.87k
5.51k (x1.43)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.02k
15.86k (x1.76)
TOTAL
49.24k
60.09k (x1.22)

Multithread

i7-9850H

1600X
Test#1 (Integers)
130.19k
48.75k (x0.37)
Test#2 (FP)
121.44k
80.1k (x0.66)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
28.05k
24.5k (x0.87)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.62k
19.85k (x2.06)
TOTAL
289.3k
173.2k (x0.6)

Performance/W
i7-9850H
1600X
Test#1 (Integers)
2893 points/W
513 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2699 points/W
843 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
623 points/W
258 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
214 points/W
209 points/W
TOTAL
6429 points/W
1823 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-9850H
1600X
Test#1 (Integers)
4311 points/GHz
3659 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3591 points/GHz
6022 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
841 points/GHz
1378 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1961 points/GHz
3966 points/GHz
TOTAL
10703 points/GHz
15023 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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