AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme vs Intel Core i7-11600H

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme and Intel Core i7-11600H processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme

Intel Core i7-11600H

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme

Around 11% higher clock speed: 5.1 GHz vs 4.60 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 4 nm vs 10 nm SuperFin
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3635 vs 3106
Around 52% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25432 vs 16685

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	5.1 GHz vs 4.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm vs 10 nm SuperFin
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3635 vs 3106
PassMark - CPU mark	25432 vs 16685

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-11600H

1179648x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

L3 cache	18 MB vs 16MB (shared)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-11600H

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3635

3106

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

25432

16685

Name	AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme	Intel Core i7-11600H
PassMark - Single thread mark	3635	3106
PassMark - CPU mark	25432	16685
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6531

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme	Intel Core i7-11600H
Essentials
Launch date	May 2023	Q3'21
Place in performance rating	524	478
Architecture codename		Tiger Lake
Launch price (MSRP)		$395
Processor Number		i7-11600H
Series		11th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	3.3 GHz
Die size	178 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1MB (per core)
L3 cache	16MB (shared)	18 MB
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm	10 nm SuperFin
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	5.1 GHz	4.60 GHz
Number of cores	8
Number of threads	16
Transistor count	25,000 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-5600 MHz, Dual-channel	Up to 3200 MT/s
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	9-30 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP8	FCBGA1787
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		35 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		2.50 GHz
Configurable TDP-up		45 Watt
Configurable TDP-up Frequency		2.90 GHz
Package Size		50 x 26.5
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4, 20 Lanes, (CPU only)	Up to 1x16+1x4, 2x8+1x4, 1x8+3x4
Max number of PCIe lanes		20
Graphics
Device ID		0x9A60
Execution Units		32
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.45 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel Processors
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		4
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)
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® 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)