AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U vs Intel Xeon W-11955M

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and Intel Xeon W-11955M 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.

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U

Intel Xeon W-11955M

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U

CPU is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 6 nm vs 10 nm SuperFin

Launch date	19 Apr 2022 vs 11 May 2021
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 10 nm SuperFin

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-11955M

Around 6% higher clock speed: 5.00 GHz vs 4.7 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.5x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3287 vs 3233
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22493 vs 20778

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	5.00 GHz vs 4.7 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C
L1 cache	768 KB vs 512 KB
L2 cache	10 MB vs 4 MB
L3 cache	24 MB vs 16 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3287 vs 3233
PassMark - CPU mark	22493 vs 20778

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-11955M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3233

3287

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

20778

22493

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U	Intel Xeon W-11955M
PassMark - Single thread mark	3233	3287
PassMark - CPU mark	20778	22493

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U	Intel Xeon W-11955M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3+	Tiger Lake
Launch date	19 Apr 2022	11 May 2021
Place in performance rating	462	424
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$623
Processor Number		W-11955M
Series		Intel Xeon W Processor
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.7 GHz
Die size	208 mm²
L1 cache	512 KB	768 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	10 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	24 MB
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	10 nm SuperFin
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.7 GHz	5.00 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	16	16
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800	Up to 3200 MT/s
Maximum memory bandwidth		51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Graphics
Graphics max dynamic frequency	2200 MHz	1.45 GHz
Device ID		0x9A70
Execution Units		32
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel Processors
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported		4
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	15-28 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP7	FCBGA1787
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		35 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		2.10 GHz
Configurable TDP-up		45 Watt
Configurable TDP-up Frequency		2.60 GHz
Package Size		50 x 26.5
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	20
PCI Express revision	4.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16+1x4, 2x8+1x4, 1x8+3x4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		7680x4320@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12.1
OpenGL		4.6
Security & Reliability
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
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)