AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U vs Intel Core i7-6820EQ

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U and Intel Core i7-6820EQ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U

Intel Core i7-6820EQ

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 26% higher clock speed: 4.4 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 100°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 51% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3006 vs 1997
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17077 vs 7001

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3006 vs 1997
PassMark - CPU mark	17077 vs 7001

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-6820EQ

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3006

1997

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17077

7001

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U	Intel Core i7-6820EQ
PassMark - Single thread mark	3006	1997
PassMark - CPU mark	17077	7001
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3667
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		11731

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U	Intel Core i7-6820EQ
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Skylake
Family	AMD Ryzen PRO
Launch date	16 Mar 2021	Q4'15
OPN Tray	100-000000289
Place in performance rating	521	530
Vertical segment	Laptop	Embedded
Processor Number		i7-6820EQ
Series		6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	1.9 GHz	2.80 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	4 MB
L3 cache	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of GPU cores	8
Number of threads	16	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-4266	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Graphics
Execution Units	8
Graphics base frequency	2000 MHz	350 MHz
Number of pipelines	512
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 8	Intel® HD Graphics 530
Device ID		0x191B
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
DVI
eDP
Number of displays supported		3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP6	FCBGA1440
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	45 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		42mm x 28mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)