AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX vs Intel Core i7-5850EQ

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX and Intel Core i7-5850EQ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX

Intel Core i7-5850EQ

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 35% higher clock speed: 4.6 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
4x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 32 GB
Around 4% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 47 Watt
Around 50% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3184 vs 2119
3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22393 vs 7036

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.6 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 32 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 47 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3184 vs 2119
PassMark - CPU mark	22393 vs 7036

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-5850EQ

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3184

2119

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

22393

7036

Name	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX	Intel Core i7-5850EQ
PassMark - Single thread mark	3184	2119
PassMark - CPU mark	22393	7036
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6505
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3810
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		12607
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		7.686
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		57.343
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.301
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		36.444
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		2136
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		4501
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		7501
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		2136
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		4501
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		7501

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX	Intel Core i7-5850EQ
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Broadwell
Launch date	12 Jan 2021	Q2'15
Place in performance rating	660	666
Vertical segment	Laptop	Embedded
Processor Number		i7-5850EQ
Series		5th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.3 GHz	2.70 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	4 MB
L3 cache	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	4.6 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	16	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Maximum core temperature		105°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	47.68 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-4266	DDR3L 1600
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP6	FCBGA1364
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	47 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		37 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		1.90 GHz
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 32mm x 1.8mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	16
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4	Up to 1x16 2x8 1x8 2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		32 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® Iris® Pro Graphics 6200
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		2560x1600@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2
OpenGL		4.3
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)