Intel Core i9-11950H vs AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i9-11950H and AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-11950H

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 8 more threads: 16 vs 8
  • Around 25% higher clock speed: 5.00 GHz vs 4.0 GHz
  • 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 5x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3199 vs 2737
  • Around 93% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21408 vs 11076
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 11 May 2021 vs 16 Mar 2021
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 16 vs 8
Maximum frequency 5.00 GHz vs 4.0 GHz
L1 cache 768 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache 10 MB vs 2 MB
L3 cache 24 MB vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3199 vs 2737
PassMark - CPU mark 21408 vs 11076

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U

  • Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 100°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm SuperFin
Maximum core temperature 105 °C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 10 nm SuperFin

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i9-11950H
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3199
2737
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
21408
11076
Name Intel Core i9-11950H AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U
PassMark - Single thread mark 3199 2737
PassMark - CPU mark 21408 11076

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i9-11950H AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5450U

Essentials

Architecture codename Tiger Lake Zen 3
Launch date 11 May 2021 16 Mar 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $556
Place in performance rating 393 703
Processor Number i9-11950H
Series 11th Generation Intel Core i9 Processors
Status Launched
Vertical segment Mobile Mobile
OPN Tray 100-000000291

Performance

64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s
L1 cache 768 KB 256 KB
L2 cache 10 MB 2 MB
L3 cache 24 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm SuperFin 7 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C 105 °C
Maximum frequency 5.00 GHz 4.0 GHz
Number of cores 8 4
Number of threads 16 8
Base frequency 2.6 GHz
Number of GPU cores 6
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 2 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 51.2 GB/s 68.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size 128 GB
Supported memory types Up to 3200 MT/s DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-4266

Graphics

Device ID 0x9A60
Execution Units 32 6
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 Radeon Vega 6
Graphics max frequency 1600 MHz
Number of pipelines 384

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 4
DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 7680x4320@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12.1
OpenGL 4.6

Compatibility

Configurable TDP-down 35 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency 2.10 GHz
Configurable TDP-up 45 Watt
Configurable TDP-up Frequency 2.60 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 50 x 26.5
Sockets supported FCBGA1787 FP6
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 20 16
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16+1x4, 2x8+1x4, 1x8+3x4
PCI Express revision 3.0

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)