Intel Core i9-10850K vs AMD Ryzen 7 7840U

Compare Intel 10th Generation Core i9 10 core CPU vs AMD Ryzen 7 8 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

8580 points
4% slightly better overall score
8215 points

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

9432 points
10758 points
14% slightly better gaming score

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

8275 points
11% slightly better multitasking score
7390 points

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

8174 points
13% slightly better heavy workload score
7189 points

Free CPU Benchmark

Want to compare your processor against the Core i9-10850K and the Ryzen 7 7840U? Download our free and quick PC Performance Test.

Other Benchmarks

3DMark Physics score

3DMark Physics score

Physics simulation benchmark

8802 points
61% significantly higher 3DMark Physics score
5466 points
Blender score

Blender score

Cycles Render (Samples per minute)

227.80 points
16% slightly higher Blender score
195.47 points
Cinebench R23 score

Cinebench R23 score

Multi threaded benchmark

15538 points
4% slightly higher Cinebench R23 score
14873 points
Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Multi threaded benchmark

9021 points
10324 points
14% slightly higher Geekbench 6 (multi) score
Geekbench 6 (single) score

Geekbench 6 (single) score

Single threaded benchmark

1758 points
2258 points
28% slightly higher Geekbench 6 (single) score

Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

10
25% slightly more cores
8

Threads

Number of logical processing units

20
25% slightly more threads
16

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

3.6 GHz
9% slightly higher clock speed
3.30 GHz

Turbo Speed

Higher frequency used for heavy workloads

5.2 GHz
1% slightly higher turbo speed
5.1 GHz

TDP

Thermal Design Power: Measure of heat generated by the CPU

125 W
28 W
346% significantly lower TDP

Memory Channels

Lanes for simultaneous memory access

2
Identical
2

L2 Cache

Secondary embedded memory, slower than L1 cache

2.5 MiB
8 MiB
220% significantly more L2 cache

L3 Cache

General memory pool for all cores

20 MiB
25% slightly more L3 cache
16 MiB

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

122nd of 1,089
139th of 1,089

Family

The product line

10th Generation Core i9
Ryzen 7

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2020 August
2023 May

Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR4-2933
DDR5 (FP7r2)

Is Unlocked

Can this CPU can be overclocked

Yes
No

Supports ECC memory

Does this CPU support error correcting memory

No
-

Core i9-10850K vs Ryzen 7 7840U benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i9-10850K performs better than the Ryzen 7 7840U. Despite this, the Ryzen 7 7840U has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

With info from our database, we find that the Core i9-10850K has slightly more cores with 10 cores whereas the Ryzen 7 7840U has 8 cores. It also has more threads than the Ryzen 7 7840U. With our hardware info, we find that the Core i9-10850K has a slightly higher clock speed than the Ryzen 7 7840U. The info from our database shows that the Ryzen 7 7840U has more L2 cache than the Core i9-10850K. Despite this, the Core i9-10850K has slightly more L3 cache compared to the Ryzen 7 7840U.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i9-10850K 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