Intel Core i7-9850HL vs AMD RX-418GD

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-9850HL and AMD RX-418GD processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-9850HL

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • 8 more threads: 12 vs 4
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • 1228.8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 35 Watt
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Number of threads 12 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
L1 cache 384 MB vs 320 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD RX-418GD

  • Around 77949% higher clock speed: 3200 MHz vs 4.10 GHz
  • Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Maximum frequency 3200 MHz vs 4.10 GHz
L2 cache 2 MB vs 1.5 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-9850HL
CPU 2: AMD RX-418GD

Name Intel Core i7-9850HL AMD RX-418GD
PassMark - Single thread mark 1662
PassMark - CPU mark 7901
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1050
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1050
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1543
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1543
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 4536
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 4536

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i7-9850HL AMD RX-418GD

Essentials

Architecture codename Coffee Lake Merlin Falcon
Launch date Q2'19 21 October 2015
Place in performance rating 1351 1149
Processor Number i7-9850HL
Series 9th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors
Status Launched
Vertical segment Embedded Embedded
Family AMD R-Series
Price now RX-418GD

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.90 GHz 1800 MHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s
L1 cache 384 MB 320 KB
L2 cache 1.5 MB 2 MB
L3 cache 9 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C
Maximum frequency 4.10 GHz 3200 MHz
Number of cores 6 4
Number of threads 12 4
Die size 1073 mm2

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory size 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2666 DDR3-2133, DDR4-2400
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth 38.4 GB/s

Graphics

Device ID 0x3E9B
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz 800 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 Radeon R6 series
Number of pipelines 384
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3 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 4096x2160@30Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12 12
OpenGL 4.5 4.4

Compatibility

Configurable TDP-down 35 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 42mm x 28mm micro-BGA
Sockets supported FCBGA1440 BGA (FP4)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt 35 Watt
Configurable TDP 12-35 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only
UART
USB revision 3.0

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® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)