Intel Core i7-8850H vs AMD Ryzen 3 4100

Compare Intel 8th Generation Core i7 6 core CPU vs AMD Ryzen 3 Desktop 4 core processor, specs and benchmark score. Which is the better CPU for gaming?

CPU Comparison

Quickly search and compare processors

Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

3693 points
3892 points
5% slightly better overall score

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

5381 points
6333 points
17% slightly better gaming score

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

3183 points
0.66% slightly better multitasking score
3162 points

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

3075 points
1% slightly better heavy workload score
3035 points

Free CPU Benchmark

Want to compare your processor against the Core i7-8850H and the Ryzen 3 4100? Download our free and quick PC Performance Test.

Other Benchmarks

Blender score

Blender score

Cycles Render (Samples per minute)

84.41 points
4% slightly higher Blender score
80.44 points
Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Multi threaded benchmark

4710 points
4865 points
3% slightly higher Geekbench 6 (multi) score
Geekbench 6 (single) score

Geekbench 6 (single) score

Single threaded benchmark

1344 points
1512 points
12% slightly higher Geekbench 6 (single) score

Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

6
49% significantly more cores
4

Threads

Number of logical processing units

12
49% significantly more threads
8

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

2.6 GHz
3.80 GHz
46% significantly higher clock speed

Turbo Speed

Higher frequency used for heavy workloads

4.3 GHz
7% slightly higher turbo speed
4 GHz

TDP

Thermal Design Power: Measure of heat generated by the CPU

45 W
44% significantly lower TDP
65 W

Memory Channels

Lanes for simultaneous memory access

2
Identical
2

L1 Cache

Smallest embedded memory, but the fastest

384 KiB
49% significantly more L1 cache
256 KiB

L2 Cache

Secondary embedded memory, slower than L1 cache

1.5 MiB
2 MiB
33% slightly more L2 cache

L3 Cache

General memory pool for all cores

12 MiB
200% significantly more L3 cache
4 MiB

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

463rd of 1,089
443rd of 1,089

Family

The product line

8th Generation Core i7
Ryzen 3 Desktop

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2018 May
2022 April

Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR4-2666
DDR4

Is Unlocked

Can this CPU can be overclocked

No
Yes

Supports ECC memory

Does this CPU support error correcting memory

No
-

Core i7-8850H vs Ryzen 3 4100 comparison

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Ryzen 3 4100 is faster than the Core i7-8850H. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-8850H in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i7-8850H has significantly more cores than the Ryzen 3 4100. Indeed, the Core i7-8850H has 6 cores compared to 4 cores found in the Ryzen 3 4100. It also has more threads than the Ryzen 3 4100. Our comparison shows that the Ryzen 3 4100 has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-8850H. The info from our database shows that the Ryzen 3 4100 has more L2 cache than the Core i7-8850H. Despite this, the Core i7-8850H has significantly more L3 cache compared to the Ryzen 3 4100.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Core i7-8850H has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.

Comments

No comments yet! Be the first to leave a comment using the form below.

Keep comments on topic and be polite. Comments are subject to moderation before they are published.

Popular CPU Comparisons