AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme vs Intel Core i7-9750H

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme and Intel Core i7-9750H 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme

Intel Core i7-9750H

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 0 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 13% higher clock speed: 5.1 GHz vs 4.50 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 4 nm vs 14 nm
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 73% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 6531 vs 3768

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2023 vs 23 April 2019
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Maximum frequency	5.1 GHz vs 4.50 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 384 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6531 vs 3768

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-9750H

196608x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
786432x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	1.5 MB vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB vs 16MB (shared)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-9750H

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

6531

3768

Name	AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme	Intel Core i7-9750H
PassMark - Single thread mark	3630
PassMark - CPU mark	25454
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6531	3768
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1068
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5019
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		2012
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		2012
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		4430
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		4430
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		8336
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		8336

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme	Intel Core i7-9750H
Essentials
Launch date	May 2023	23 April 2019
Place in performance rating	525	475
Architecture codename		Coffee Lake
Family		Core i7
Launch price (MSRP)		$395
Processor Number		i7-9750H
Series		i7-9000
Vertical segment		Mobile
Performance
Base frequency	3.3 GHz	2.60 GHz
Die size	178 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	1.5 MB
L3 cache	16MB (shared)	12 MB
Manufacturing process technology	4 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100 °C
Maximum frequency	5.1 GHz	4.50 GHz
Number of cores	8	6
Number of threads	16	12
Transistor count	25,000 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-5600 MHz, Dual-channel	DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		41.8 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	FCBGA1440
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	45 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		35 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4, 20 Lanes, (CPU only)	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
Graphics
Device ID		0x3E9B
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Processor graphics		Intel UHD Graphics 630
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
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@30Hz
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)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)